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Mushrooms in Centre County, Pennsylvania
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,681mushroom records
718species recorded
Augbusiest month
2,681 records since 1889 (528 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records across all years
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 January records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 January records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 January records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Moss Bell Galerina hypnorum2 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 March records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 March records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 March records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata5 April records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus4 April records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus3 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata10 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 May records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 May records since 2011- Moss Bell Galerina hypnorum2 May records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Aspen Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus populinus2 May records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Agrocybe vermiflua7 June records across all years
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus5 June records across all years
Psathyrella incerta4 June records across all years- Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata4 June records across all years
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 June records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 June records across all years
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades3 June records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 June records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata3 June records across all years
Hydnellum fennicum3 June records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 June records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides4 July records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 July records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
- Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 July records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius2 July records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 July records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 July records since 2011
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens8 August records since 2011
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus6 August records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus4 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 August records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei4 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records since 2011
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens6 September records since 2011
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 September records since 2011- Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 September records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 September records since 2011
Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa2 September records since 2011- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 September records since 2011
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus6 October records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina4 October records since 2011- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011
Leucocoprinus leucothites2 October records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae2 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 October records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 October records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata8 November records across all years
- Pseudospongipellis delectans4 November records across all years
- Perenniporia compacta4 November records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans3 November records across all years- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 November records across all years
- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 November records across all years
Yellow-Centered Waxy Cap Hygrophorus flavodiscus3 November records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 November records across all years
Boreostereum radiatum3 November records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 November records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa3 November records across all years
Mauve Waxpore Ceriporia tarda2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 December records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 December records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 December records across all years
Inocutis rheades2 December records across all years
Corticium roseum2 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 | 25 | |
| 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | 18 | |
| 8 | 18 | |
| 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 17 | |
| 11 | 16 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 |
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, Jul, Sep.
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, 2026Tricholoma subsejunctumin Bear Meadows Natural Area, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 26, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Rothrock State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 25, 2026Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpureain Penn State Arboretum, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 21, 2026Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliiin South Hills Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 17, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear State College, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 16, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear State College, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Sep 5, 2026Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoidesin Moshannon State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 1, 2026Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioidesnear State College, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 30, 2026Laeticutis cristatanear Lemont, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 30, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Lemont, PA · 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
2,681 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,174 CC0 and 507 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.