Mushrooms in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa3 August records across all years
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides2 August records across all years
Rectipilus fasciculatus2 August records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 August records across all years
Death Cap Amanita phalloides2 August records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 August records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 August records across all years
Oxyporus corticola2 August records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum4 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 September records across all years
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 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, Sep, 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, 2026Hymenopellis furfuraceanear University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 22, 2026Wood Blewit Lepista nudanear University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 14, 2025Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Prince Gallitzin State Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 17, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Flinton, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jun 1, 2025Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Mar 15, 2025Chaga Inonotus obliquusnear Beaverdale, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 15, 2025Chaga Inonotus obliquusnear Sidman, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 14, 2024Honey Fungus Armillaria melleain Prince Gallitzin State Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 14, 2024Brown Goblet Arrhenia epichysiumin Prince Gallitzin State Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 1, 2024Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Colver, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
196 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 162 CC0 and 34 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.