Mushrooms in Lincoln County, Oregon
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,094mushroom records
343species recorded
Novbusiest month
1,094 records since 1911 (452 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:
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense3 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years
Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis2 January records across all years
Russula obscurozelleri2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum3 February records across all years- Moss Club Multiclavula vernalis2 February records across all years
Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula candida2 February records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 February records across all years- West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 March records across all years
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis2 March records across all years- Laetisaria fuciformis2 March records across all years
Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosa2 March records across all years
Lichenomphalia ericetorum2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa6 June records across all years
Hallowed Crust Resinicium bicolor3 June records across all years
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides3 June records across all years
Zeller's Bolete Xerocomellus zelleri2 June records across all years
Pycnoporellus fulgens2 June records across all years
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 June records across all years- Acanthobasidium penicillatum2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Russula crassotunicata2 July records since 2011
Dusky Bolete Porphyrellus porphyrosporus2 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 July records since 2011
Sweetgrass Tooth Hydnellum suaveolens2 July records since 2011
Bleeding Tooth Fungus Hydnellum peckii2 July records since 2011
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes2 July records since 2011
Bondarzewia occidentalis2 July records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense8 August records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 August records since 2011
- Pycnoporellus fulgens3 August records since 2011
Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus2 August records since 2011
Catathelasma ventricosum2 August records since 2011
Constricted Grisette Amanita constricta2 August records since 2011
Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca8 September records since 2011- West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense5 September records since 2011
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina3 September records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 September records since 2011
Woolly Pine Spike Chroogomphus tomentosus2 September records since 2011
Skullcap Dapperling Leucocoprinus brebissonii2 September records since 2011
Smith's Bolete Boletus smithii2 September records since 2011- Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 September records since 2011
Majestic Amanita Amanita augusta2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria15 October records since 2011- West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense9 October records since 2011
Pocket-Stalked Russula Russula cerolens5 October records since 2011- Smith's Bolete Boletus smithii5 October records since 2011
- False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca5 October records since 2011
Russula phoenicea4 October records since 2011
Leucocoprinus flammeotinctus4 October records since 2011
Inocybe pallidicremea4 October records since 2011- Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus4 October records since 2011
- Majestic Amanita Amanita augusta4 October records since 2011
Cep Boletus edulis4 October records since 2011
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus4 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria20 November records since 2011
- False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca4 November records since 2011
Pinkedge Bonnet Mycena capillaripes3 November records since 2011
Rhodocollybia asema3 November records since 2011
Albatrellus avellaneus3 November records since 2011- Cep Boletus edulis2 November records since 2011
Alder Scalycap Flammula alnicola2 November records since 2011
Gray-Stemmed Milk Cap Lactarius pseudomucidus2 November records since 2011
Marasmiellus candidus2 November records since 2011
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans2 November records since 2011
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Clavaria occidentalis4 December records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 December records across all years
Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpurea2 December records across all years
Cortinarius aureifolius2 December records across all years- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 December records across all years
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Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | |
| 2 | 33 | |
| 3 | 31 | |
| 4 | 29 | |
| 5 | 22 | |
| 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 13 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 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: Nov, Oct, Aug.
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 16, 2026Sweetgrass Tooth Hydnellum suaveolensin Siuslaw National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 17, 2026Bondarzewia occidentalisin Mike Miller County Park, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 7, 2026West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonensein Mike Miller County Park, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 3, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Waldport, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jul 9, 2026Corn-Silk Fiberhead Pseudosperma sororiumin H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Mar 14, 2026Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula candidanear Rose Lodge, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jan 12, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Lincoln City, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jan 3, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Ona Beach State Park, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 22, 2025Lichenomphalia ericetorumnear Newport, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Nov 15, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Lincoln City, OR · 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
1,094 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 600 CC0 and 494 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.