Mushrooms in Stokes County, North Carolina
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Phellinus rimosus2 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Tulasnella pinicola2 July records across all years
- Vuilleminia comedens2 July records across all years
Fibroporia vaillantii2 July records across all years
Couscous Crust Bulbillomyces farinosus2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Ridged Tooth Hydnellum scrobiculatum3 September records across all years
Green-Staining Coral Mushroom Phaeoclavulina abietina2 September records across all years
Phaeoclavulina flaccida2 September records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 September records across all years
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | Tulasnella pinicola | 2 |
| 10 | Vuilleminia comedens | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Sep, Oct.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 10 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1Aug 19, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Pilot Mountain, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 29, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 29, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 29, 2025Honey Fungus Armillaria melleain Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 29, 2025Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 29, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 29, 2025Byssomerulius incarnatusin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 29, 2025Globifomes graveolensin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 29, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 29, 2025Byssomerulius incarnatusin Hanging Rock State Park, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
108 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 66 CC0 and 42 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.