Mushrooms in Hamilton County, Ohio
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,627mushroom records
661species recorded
Octbusiest month
3,627 records since 1827 (305 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:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum4 February records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records across all years
Cinnabar Polypore Trametes coccinea3 February records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 February records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 February records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records across all years
Frothy Porecrust Irpex latemarginatus2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 March records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus5 March records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata4 March records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata4 March records across all years- Meganotus everhartii4 March records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa4 March records across all years
Smooth Bristle Bracket Phellinus laevigatus3 March records across all years
Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus3 March records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer3 March records across all years
Robust Bracket Fomitiporia robusta3 March records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 March records across all years- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 April records across all years- Cinnabar Polypore Trametes coccinea4 April records across all years
Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis3 April records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 April records across all years
Perenniporia fraxinophila3 April records across all years- Tropicoporus melleoporus2 April records across all years
- Cushion Bracket Phellinus pomaceus2 April records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae2 April records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Protohydnum album16 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 May records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Protohydnum album8 June records across all years
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa3 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 June records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 June records across all years
Fragile Brittlegill Russula fragilis2 June records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 June records across all years
Thelephora anthocephala2 June records across all years
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2 June records across all years- Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 June records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 June records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 June records across all years
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 July records across all years
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 July records across all years- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 July records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes4 July records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 July records across all years
- Protohydnum album3 July records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 July records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 July records across all years
Brown Funnel Polypore Coltricia perennis2 July records across all years- Fragrant Chanterelle Cantharellus odoratus2 July records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 July records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Protohydnum album5 August records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 August records since 2011- Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 August records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana18 September records across all years
Dentocorticium portoricense7 September records across all years
Vanderbylia robiniophila6 September records across all years- Brunneoporus malicola5 September records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 September records across all years
Peniophora cinerea5 September records across all years- Antrodia albida5 September records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens5 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records across all years
- Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata4 September records across all years
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 September records across all years
Clustered Bracket Inonotus cuticularis4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum8 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 October records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 October records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Pleurotus cornucopiae8 November records across all years
- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes8 November records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum7 November records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 November records across all years
- Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium6 November records across all years
Thaxterogaster turmalis5 November records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor5 November records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous5 November records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea5 November records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata5 November records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum5 November records across all years- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata8 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus6 December records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 December records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records since 2011- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011- Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 December records since 2011
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Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | |
| 2 | 53 | |
| 3 | 48 | |
| 4 | 46 | |
| 5 | 46 | |
| 6 | 45 | |
| 7 | 40 | |
| 8 | 38 | |
| 9 | 36 | |
| 10 | 33 | |
| 11 | 33 | |
| 12 | 33 | |
| 13 | 33 | |
| 14 | 31 | |
| 15 | 31 |
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, Sep, Nov.
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.
- 1
Sep 19, 2026Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueinear Cincinnati, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 17, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Cincinnati, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 17, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Cincinnati, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 12, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Cincinnati, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 7, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Miami Whitewater Forest, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 19, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Norwood, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jun 28, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear Cincinnati, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jun 16, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Dry Ridge, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 6, 2026Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatusnear Blue Jay, 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
3,627 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 3,474 CC0 and 153 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.