Mushrooms in Delaware 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Cortinarius splendidus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus2 August records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 September records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 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, 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.
- 1
Oct 3, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Galena, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 3, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusin Hoover Reservoir Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 16, 2026Hare'Sfoot Inkcap Coprinopsis lagopusnear Columbus, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 8, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Galena, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Mar 27, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Columbus, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jan 10, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Hoover Reservoir Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jan 10, 2026Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatain Hoover Reservoir Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jan 10, 2026Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatanear Galena, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Dec 25, 2025Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiiin Shale Hollow Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Oct 27, 2025Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Powell, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
115 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 68 CC0 and 47 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.