Mushrooms in Athens County, Ohio
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,239mushroom records
228species recorded
Julbusiest month
1,239 records since 1934 (1,223 in the last 10 years)
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:
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 January records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 January records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 February records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 February records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 February records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 March records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris5 March records since 2011
Auricularia angiospermarum4 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 March records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 March records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 April records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records since 2011
Wrinkled Psathyrella Typhrasa gossypina4 May records since 2011
Gymnopus subsulphureus4 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 May records since 2011
Gymnopus semihirtipes3 May records since 2011- Auricularia angiospermarum3 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 May records since 2011
Xeromphalina tenuipes3 May records since 2011
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 May records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 May records since 2011
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 June records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 June records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans3 July records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius2 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 July records since 2011
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 August records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 August records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 September records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer3 September records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea2 September records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 September records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum4 October records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum4 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda3 October records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 October records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 October records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 October records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 October records since 2011
- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 November records since 2011- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes4 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus4 December records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
- Auricularia angiospermarum2 December records since 2011
- Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, May, Jun.
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 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Buchtel, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 20, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 20, 2026Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separansnear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 20, 2026Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separansnear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 11, 2026Panus neostrigosusin Fox Lake Wildlife Area, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 9, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jul 9, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 9, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 9, 2026Gerronema strombodesnear Athens, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 23, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Athens, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
1,239 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 640 CC0 and 599 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.