Mushrooms in Montgomery 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 January records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 January records since 2011
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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 May records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Protohydnum album2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 August records since 2011- Protohydnum album3 August records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 December records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 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, Oct, Dec.
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.
- 1Aug 4, 2026Protohydnum albumnear Germantown, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 4, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Germantown, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 4, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Germantown, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 4, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Germantown, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 4, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Germantown, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jun 18, 2026Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusnear Dayton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
May 30, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Trotwood, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8May 25, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Dayton, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 20, 2026Protohydnum albumin Germantown Metropark, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10May 15, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Centerville, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
127 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 58 CC0 and 69 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.