Mushrooms in Portage County, Ohio
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,038mushroom records
340species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,038 records since 1903 (958 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina6 February records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 February records since 2011- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 March records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 April records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus3 April records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 April records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 April records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 May records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 May records since 2011
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus3 May records since 2011
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus3 May records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 May records since 2011
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 May records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 May records since 2011
Bleeding Bonnet Mycena sanguinolenta2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 June records since 2011
- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii5 June records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius4 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi4 June records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea3 June records since 2011
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans2 June records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 June records since 2011
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 June records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 June records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records since 2011
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 June records since 2011
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Agrocybe acericola6 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes5 July records since 2011
Collybiopsis subnuda4 July records since 2011- Cantharellus deceptivus4 July records since 2011
Boletus subluridellus4 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records since 2011
Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater4 July records since 2011
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens3 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii3 July records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis3 July records since 2011- Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011
- Xerocomus subilludens3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii13 August records since 2011
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 August records since 2011- Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens5 August records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea5 August records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 August records since 2011
- Fungi Neoporphyrellus alboater5 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 August records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata5 August records since 2011
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina4 August records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 August records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus12 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum4 September records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 September records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa3 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 September records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 September records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 September records since 2011- Hymenopellis furfuracea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria11 October records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata8 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 October records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum6 October records since 2011- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum5 October records since 2011
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes5 October records since 2011- Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 October records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 October records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans3 December records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 December records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 December records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records across all years
- Poronidulus conchifer2 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 | 27 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | 10 |
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, Jul.
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
Oct 1, 2026Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycinanear Ravenna, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 8, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Kent, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 28, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Kent Bog, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 28, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Kent Bog, OH · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 28, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Ravenna, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
- 7
Aug 24, 2026Fistulina americananear Ravenna, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 17, 2026Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescensnear Brady Lake, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 15, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Ravenna, OH (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 15, 2026Shining Waxcap, Nested Waxcap Gloioxanthomyces nitidusnear Atwater, 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
1,038 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 70 CC0 and 968 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.