Mushrooms in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
937mushroom records
229species recorded
Augbusiest month
937 records since 1895 (749 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 Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 January records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 January records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 March records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus13 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 April records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus13 May records since 2011
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus6 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 May records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 May records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus4 June records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 June records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae3 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 June records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 June records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus10 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei6 July records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 July records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 July records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 July records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011- Phellinus robiniae2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens14 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor13 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa10 August records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis9 August records since 2011
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum6 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 August records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 August records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 August records since 2011
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus3 August records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 August records since 2011- Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 August records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus9 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa9 September records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 September records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides6 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 September records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 September records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum4 September records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 September records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 September records since 2011
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa4 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa4 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum4 October records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 October records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea3 October records since 2011
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades3 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium8 November records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum8 November records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 November records since 2011
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina5 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 November records since 2011
Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa2 November records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 November records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme6 December records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans4 December records since 2011- Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus3 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records since 2011
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 December records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 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 | 49 | |
| 2 | 46 | |
| 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 29 | |
| 5 | 27 | |
| 6 | 25 | |
| 7 | 23 | |
| 8 | 22 | |
| 9 | 21 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 13 |
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, 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.
- 1Oct 3, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Walton Hills, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 25, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Bentleyville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 23, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Brecksville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 14, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Shaker Lakes Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 7, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Brecksville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 31, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Shaker Lakes Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 29, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin North Chagrin Reservation, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 28, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Brecksville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 26, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Brecksville, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 22, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Lakewood, OH · 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
937 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 504 CC0 and 433 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.