Mushrooms in Butler 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 April records across all years
Perenniporia fraxinophila2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Pandas Thumb Phallus impudicus2 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus3 June records across all years
Xeromphalina tenuipes2 June records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 June records across all years- Panus rudis2 June records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records across all years
Pluteus admirabilis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Spiny Webcrust Hyphodontia arguta3 July records across all years
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 July records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 July records across all years
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 July records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 July records across all years
Phellinus robiniae2 July records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 July records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 July records across all years
Vampires Bane Mycetinis scorodonius2 July records across all years- Noblesia crocea2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus5 August records across all years
Tylopilus ferrugineus4 August records across all years
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis4 August records across all years
Fungi Boletus miniato-olivaceus3 August records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 August records across all years
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 August records across all years
Kovara Suillellus luridus2 August records across all years- Porphyrellus fumosipes2 August records across all years
Marasmius delectans2 August records across all years
Phanerochaete burtii2 August records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens4 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Rooting Polypore Polyporus radicatus2 September records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous2 September records across all years
Mycorrhaphium adustum2 September records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 September records across all years- Pilatoporus durescens2 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 October records across all years
- White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens4 October records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium3 October records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa3 October records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 October records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata3 October records across all years- Antrodia albida2 October records across all years
- Perenniporia fraxinophila2 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 November records across all years
Vanderbylia robiniophila3 November records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 November records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Oct, 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 9 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.
- 1Apr 25, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Ross, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Mar 9, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Harrison, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 29, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Trenton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 18, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Hamilton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Apr 26, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Woodsdale, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Oct 13, 2024Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Oxford, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 12, 2024Protohydnum albumnear Hamilton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 9, 2024Pandas Thumb Phallus impudicusnear Hamilton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 1, 2023Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Hamilton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
522 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 425 CC0 and 97 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.