Mushrooms in Hocking 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae8 May records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 May records since 2011
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus2 May records since 2011
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 May records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 May records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 May records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 May records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 June records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor3 June records across all years
Gerronema strombodes3 June records across all years- Polyporus pocula2 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records across all years
Ramaria rubella2 June records across all years
Wrinkled Psathyrella Typhrasa gossypina2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 July records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus2 July records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records across all years
Collybiopsis biformis2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Marasmiellus praeacutus2 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 August records since 2011
Clavulina castaneipes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 September records across all years- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 September records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 September records across all years- Tomentella bryophila2 September records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011
- Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011
Redspored Dapperling Melanophyllum haematospermum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 November records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata2 November records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens2 November records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 November records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 December records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Oct, 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.
- 1
Sep 20, 2026Lactarius subpurpureusnear Rockbridge, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 20, 2026Lilac Bonnet Mycena puranear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 20, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 20, 2026Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceusnear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 20, 2026Woolly Oyster Hohenbuehelia mastrucatanear Rockbridge, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 20, 2026Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendulanear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 20, 2026Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendulanear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 20, 2026Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceusnear Rockbridge, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 20, 2026Amanita Sect. Lepidella Amanita fuscozonatanear Logan, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 19, 2026Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratumin Hocking County, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
502 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 254 CC0 and 248 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.