Mushrooms in Jackson 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:
- Mycopan scabripes3 January records since 2011
- Hohenbuehelia pseudocyphelliformis2 January records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 January records since 2011- Cortinarius fulvescens2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Thelephora albidobrunnea3 April records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Cycloderma indicum3 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens3 December records across all years
Perenniporia ohiensis2 December records across all years
Rigidoporus crocatus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hohenbuehelia pseudocyphelliformis | 3 |
| 5 | Mycopan scabripes | 3 |
| 6 | Cortinarius fulvescens | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 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: Dec, Sep, Apr.
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 8 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
Jun 14, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Wellston, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
May 14, 2025Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Jackson, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jun 4, 2023Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmaniinear Jackson, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Dec 4, 2022White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucidanear Jackson, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 1, 2021Cortinarius fulvescensin or near Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve, OH · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record
- 6May 1, 2021Hohenbuehelia pseudocyphelliformisin or near Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve, OH · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record
- 7Jan 5, 2021Mycopan scabripesnear Jackson, OH · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 8Jan 5, 2021Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosumnear Jackson, OH · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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How we built this page
114 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 104 CC0 and 10 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.