Mushrooms in Watauga 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:
Grisette Amanita vaginata19 March records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna16 March records across all years
Orange Knight Tricholoma aurantium13 March records across all years- Amanita cothurnata11 March records across all years
Caesar Amanita caesarea11 March records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia6 March records across all years
Grey Veiled Amanita Amanita porphyria6 March records across all years
American Club-Footed Lepidella Amanita rhopalopus6 March records across all years
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana6 March records across all years
Coltricia montagnei5 March records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 March records across all years
Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperum5 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae9 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii5 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis30 August records across all years
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus27 August records across all years
Hydnellum cristatum26 August records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus26 August records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis25 August records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis21 August records across all years
- Lachnella citrina21 August records across all years
- Thaxterogaster ochroleucus20 August records across all years
Lactifluus pergamenus20 August records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor20 August records across all years
Laeticutis cristata18 August records across all years
Yellowdrop Milkcap Lactarius chrysorrheus18 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Wood Pinkgill Entoloma rhodopolium11 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea11 September records across all years
Brown-Staining Cheese Polypore Fuscopostia fragilis9 September records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus9 September records across all years- Scutiger holocyaneus8 September records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella6 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 September records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens5 September records across all years- Clitocybe infundibuliformis5 September records across all years
- Laeticutis cristata5 September records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium4 September records across all years
Entoloma salmoneum4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | |
| 2 | 32 | |
| 3 | 31 | |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | 28 | |
| 6 | 27 | |
| 7 | 26 | |
| 8 | 26 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
| 10 | 24 | |
| 11 | 24 | |
| 12 | Lachnella citrina | 22 |
| 13 | 22 | |
| 14 | Thaxterogaster ochroleucus | 20 |
| 15 | 20 |
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, Sep, Mar.
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 15, 2026American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusnear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 14, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisnear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 14, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisnear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 10, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
- 6
Aug 9, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 8, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 6, 2026Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperumnear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 6, 2026Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosusnear Boone, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 31, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Foscoe, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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3,144 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 3,058 CC0 and 86 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.