Mushrooms in Fayette 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.
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:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 May records across all years- Panus neostrigosus2 May records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata2 May records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 May records across all years
Wrinkled Psathyrella Typhrasa gossypina2 May records across all years
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Leaf Parachute Marasmius epiphyllus4 June records across all years
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana4 June records across all years
Red Cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron3 June records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve3 June records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum3 June records across all years
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 June records across all years
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius2 June records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 June records across all years
Collybiopsis dichroa2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011
Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina3 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 July records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 August records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Flaming Gold Bolete Aureoboletus auriflammeus2 August records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 August records since 2011
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 August records since 2011
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 August records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis9 September records across all years
Death Cap Amanita phalloides5 September records across all years
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus5 September records across all years
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea5 September records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata5 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea5 September records across all years
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 September records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus4 September records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 September records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor3 September records across all years- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 September records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum6 October records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum4 October records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 October records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 October records across all years- Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata2 October records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 October records across all years
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records across all years
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 October records across all years- Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records across all years
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 November records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 12 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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 9 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.
- 1Aug 29, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Greensboro, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 24, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Millsboro, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 15, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Ohiopyle, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 15, 2026Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodesnear Ohiopyle, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 15, 2026Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoidesnear Ohiopyle, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 13, 2026Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear Ronco, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 13, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Crucible, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 25, 2026Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratumnear Seven Springs, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 25, 2026Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarinanear Seven Springs, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
1,041 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 912 CC0 and 129 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.