Mushrooms in Erie 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor10 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 April records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 June records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 June records across all years- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 June records across all years- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 July records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 July records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum4 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 August records across all years- Meganotus everhartii2 August records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 August records across all years
Russula-Like Amanita Amanita russuloides2 August records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records since 2011
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 September records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 November records since 2011
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Jul, Aug, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceusnear Fairview, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 18, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Erie, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 18, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Erie, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 18, 2026Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarinanear Erie, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 18, 2026Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzeinear Erie, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 1, 2026Lactarius subpurpureusnear Union City, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 1, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Mill Village, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jul 16, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear McKean, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 16, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Mill Village, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jul 3, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumin Presque Isle State Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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475 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 280 CC0 and 195 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.