Mushrooms in Ashtabula County, Ohio
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.
Usually recorded in April here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Entoloma cornicolor3 August records since 2011
Dingy Twiglet Simocybe centunculus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa2 October records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records across all years
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 | 7 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Entoloma cornicolor | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 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: Aug, Oct, 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.
- 1
Oct 12, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Andover, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 3, 2025Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Rock Creek, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 31, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Rock Creek, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 31, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Rock Creek, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jul 31, 2025Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Austinburg, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6May 11, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Conneaut, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 1, 2024Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jun 28, 2024Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear North Kingsville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 25, 2024Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonariusnear Kingsville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 21, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Edgewood, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
133 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 32 CC0 and 101 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.