Mushrooms in Forest 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Lyophyllum infumatum2 June records across all years
Gymnopus alkalivirens2 June records across all years
Infundibulicybe squamulosa2 June records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 June records across all years
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 July records across all years
Suede Bolete, Brown And Yellow Bolete, Boring Brown Bolete, Yellow-Cracked Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus2 July records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum2 July records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 August records across all years
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis2 August records across all years
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius2 August records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 August records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records across all years
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans2 August records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Callistosporium pseudofelleum3 September records since 2011
Golden Coincap Cyptotrama chrysopepla2 September records since 2011- Cortinarius flabellus2 September records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 September records since 2011- Russula albimarginata2 September records since 2011
Laccaria striatula2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | Lyophyllum infumatum | 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: 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.
- 1
Oct 4, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Crown, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 25, 2026Stinky Squid Pseudocolus fusiformisnear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 20, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 19, 2026Wood Blewit Lepista nudanear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 16, 2026Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalisnear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 15, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 27, 2026Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigeranear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
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Aug 15, 2026Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisnear Tionesta, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jul 26, 2026Fistulina americananear Vowinckel, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
258 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 186 CC0 and 72 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.