Mushrooms in Yancey 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.
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:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 May records since 2011- Gymnopus ocior2 May records since 2011
- Mycena silvae-nigrae2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Brown Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum4 June records across all years- Hyphoderma roseocremeum3 June records across all years
Peniophorella praetermissa2 June records across all years
Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaga2 June records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 June records across all years
Needled Webcrust Hyphodontia alutaria2 June records across all years- Mycena borealis2 June records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records across all years- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Inocybe goniopusio4 July records since 2011
- Inocybe nodulosa3 July records since 2011
- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 July records since 2011
Dripping Bonnet Roridomyces roridus2 July records since 2011
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera2 July records since 2011
Almond-Scented Russula Russula grata2 July records since 2011
Hydropus rugosodiscus2 July records since 2011
Clitocybe subditopoda2 July records since 2011
Club-Footed Webcap, Green Webcap Thaxterogaster scaurus2 July records since 2011- Inocybe sphagnophila2 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Umbilicate Hedgehog Hydnum umbilicatum13 August records since 2011- Inocybe carolinensis3 August records since 2011
Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea3 August records since 2011- Inocybe nodulosa2 August records since 2011
Peck's Russula Russula peckii2 August records since 2011- Gymnopilus voitkii2 August records since 2011
- Inocybe sphagnophila2 August records since 2011
Almond-Scented Russula Russula fragrantissima2 August records since 2011
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 August records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Umbilicate Hedgehog Hydnum umbilicatum9 September records since 2011
Goatcheese Webcap Cortinarius camphoratus5 September records since 2011
Flaming Scalycap Pholiota flammans4 September records since 2011
Russula montana4 September records since 2011
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides4 September records since 2011
Scaly Knight Tricholoma vaccinum3 September records since 2011
Russula hypofragilis3 September records since 2011
Greenfoot Fibrecap Inosperma calamistratum3 September records since 2011
Entoloma nodosporum3 September records since 2011- Inocybe carolinensis3 September records since 2011
- Flammula abieticola3 September records since 2011
- Russula serissima2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 October records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Cylindrobasidium torrendii | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | Inocybe carolinensis | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | Inocybe nodulosa | 6 |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Sep, Aug, Jul.
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.
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Sep 26, 2026Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affinein Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2May 26, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaein Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
May 25, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyiin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 16, 2025Entoloma canadensein Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 16, 2025Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayiin Yancey County, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 16, 2025Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiiin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jul 19, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jul 19, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Pisgah National Forest, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Dec 28, 2024Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Spruce Pine, NC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 21, 2024Fuscoboletinus weaveraein Yancey County, NC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
920 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 882 CC0 and 38 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.