Mushrooms in Franklin 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:
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records across all years
Cyclocybe aegerita2 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus6 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine5 June records across all years
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba3 June records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 June records across all years
Russula alutacea2 June records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus3 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 July records since 2011
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 July records since 2011
Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina2 July records since 2011
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus4 August records across all years
Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes3 August records across all years
Slippery Jill Suillus salmonicolor3 August records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus3 August records across all years- Boletus glabellus3 August records across all years
Carrot-Footed Lepidella Amanita daucipes3 August records across all years
Bothia castanella3 August records across all years- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 August records across all years
Leccinellum griseum3 August records across all years- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 August records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 August records across all years
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine7 September records across all years
- Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus6 September records across all years
Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvicola5 September records across all years
Suillus subaureus3 September records across all years
Clustered Clitocybe Lepista subconnexa3 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records across all years
Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporus2 September records across all years
Leccinum longicurvipes2 September records across all years- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 September records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 September records across all years
Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater2 September records across all years
Stinking Earthfan Thelephora palmata2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei39 October records across all years
Leucocoprinus leucothites2 October records across all years
Inky Mushroom Agaricus placomyces2 October records across all years- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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
Sep 19, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Chambersburg, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 1, 2026Hairy-Stalked Collybia Gymnopus spongiosusnear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 1, 2026Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiinear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 1, 2026Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilansnear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 1, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 1, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 31, 2026Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueiin Happel's Meadow, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 31, 2026Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarinain Happel's Meadow, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jul 31, 2026Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalusin Mont Alto State Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 31, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Blue Ridge Summit, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
425 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 346 CC0 and 79 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.