Mushrooms in Lorain County, Ohio
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
715mushroom records
195species recorded
Octbusiest month
715 records since 1892 (143 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:
Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis3 January records across all years
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides2 January records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 February records across all years- Peniophora cinerea2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum3 April records across all years- Peniophora cinerea2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 May records across all years- Panus rudis3 May records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 May records across all years
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 May records across all years- Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum2 May records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 June records across all years
Protohydnum album3 June records across all years
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 June records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 July records since 2011
- Protohydnum album3 July records since 2011
Enveloping Crust Sebacina incrustans2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 July records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens5 August records across all years
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 August records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 August records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records across all years
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 September records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records across all years- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 September records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 September records across all years- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 September records across all years
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 September records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records across all years
- Peniophora cinerea2 September records across all years
Calcipostia guttulata2 September records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 October records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 October records across all years
- Acanthophysium oakesii6 October records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor6 October records across all years
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa4 October records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa4 October records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 October records across all years
Phellinopsis conchata4 October records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida4 October records across all years- Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis3 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 October records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Peniophora cinerea15 November records across all years
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum11 November records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva7 November records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens5 November records across all years
Frothy Porecrust Irpex latemarginatus4 November records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records across all years
- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor4 November records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum3 November records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae3 November records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 November records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 November records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Peniophora cinerea4 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 December records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 December records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 30 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 8 |
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, Nov, Sep.
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.
- 1Sep 25, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Vermilion, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 23, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 17, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 13, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 10, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Vermilion, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 10, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 1, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 26, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 8, 2026American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Vermilion, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 7, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusin Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park, 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
715 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 574 CC0 and 141 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.