Mushrooms in Transylvania 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 January records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 February records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii4 June records since 2011
Purple Edge Bonnet Mycena purpureofusca4 June records since 2011
Collybiopsis subnuda4 June records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata3 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 June records since 2011
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus2 June records since 2011
Dingy Twiglet Simocybe centunculus2 June records since 2011
Steccherinum bourdotii2 June records since 2011
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 June records since 2011
Cortinarius obliquus2 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Mycena subcaerulea2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Collybiopsis subnuda6 July records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 July records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis4 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata4 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Old Potato Amanita Amanita solaniolens3 July records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 July records since 2011
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 July records since 2011
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 July records since 2011
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha10 August records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum9 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 August records since 2011
Garlic-Odored Death Cap Amanita suballiacea5 August records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula5 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei5 August records since 2011- Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus4 August records since 2011
American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa4 August records since 2011
Lactarius imperceptus4 August records since 2011
Pholiota polychroa3 August records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 August records since 2011
Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata7 September records since 2011
Cortinarius harrisonii4 September records since 2011- Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha4 September records since 2011
- Lactarius imperceptus4 September records since 2011
Microporellus dealbatus3 September records since 2011- Phlegmacium coalescens3 September records since 2011
Clavariadelphus americanus2 September records since 2011
Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardii2 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 September records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 September records since 2011
Amanita amerivirosa2 September records since 2011- Cortinarius odoritraganus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Enveloping Crust Sebacina incrustans3 October records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 October records across all years
Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes2 October records across all years
Sour Cap Suillus Suillus acidus2 October records across all years
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 October records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records across all years
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana2 October records across all years- Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 October records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 23 | |
| 5 | 23 | |
| 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| 9 | 16 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
| 11 | 15 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
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.
- 1Sep 9, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 26, 2026Cep Boletus edulisin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 16, 2026Fistulina americananear Brevard, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 10, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 29, 2026Boletus aurantiosplendensin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Dec 13, 2025Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia diffissanear Brevard, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Nov 6, 2025Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Rosman, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Oct 22, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Brevard, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Oct 18, 2025Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Rosman, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 9, 2025Yellow-Staining Milkcap Lactarius vinaceorufescensnear Etowah, NC · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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1,761 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,447 CC0 and 314 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.