Mushrooms in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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:
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 May records across all years
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba2 May records across all years
Hairy-Stalked Collybia Gymnopus spongiosus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Bradley Lactifluus volemus5 June records across all years
Stuntz's Great Ringless Amanita Amanita pachycolea5 June records across all years- Psathyrella kauffmanii4 June records across all years
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata4 June records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus4 June records across all years
Marasmius delectans3 June records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera3 June records across all years
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 June records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica3 June records across all years
Zoned Hairy Parachute Crinipellis zonata3 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus3 June records across all years
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 July records across all years- Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 July records across all years
- Stuntz's Great Ringless Amanita Amanita pachycolea2 July records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 July records across all years
Hemistropharia albocrenulata2 July records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus2 September records across all years
Crinipellis setipes2 September records across all years
Marasmius nigrodiscus2 September records across all years- Leucocoprinus longistriatus2 September records across all years
Gymnopus semihirtipes2 September records across all years
Arachnion album2 September records across all years
Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripes2 September records across all years
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex2 September records across all years- Laccaria vinaceobrunnea2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Pluteus admirabilis3 October records across all years
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea3 October records across all years
Leucopaxillus laterarius3 October records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 October records across all years- Psathyrella kauffmanii2 October records across all years
- Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 October records across all years
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 October records across all years
- Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripes2 October records across all years
Clustered Clitocybe Lepista subconnexa2 October records across all years
Entoloma griseum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 November records across all years
- Lepista regularis2 November records across all years
Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperum2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Psathyrella kauffmanii | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 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: Jun, Sep, Oct.
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.
- 1Oct 11, 2003Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripesin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 2Oct 11, 2003Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescensin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 3Oct 11, 2003Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripesin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 4Oct 11, 2003Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 5Oct 11, 2003Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatusin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 6Oct 11, 2003Leucopaxillus laterariusin or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 7Oct 11, 2003Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpureain or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
- 8Jun 9, 2003Tawny Grisette Amanita fulvain or near Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, OK · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
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How we built this page
336 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 336 CC0 and 0 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.