Mushrooms in Lackawanna 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:
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 July records since 2011- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 July records since 2011
Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum3 August records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records since 2011
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Peniophora versiformis3 December records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 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, May, 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
May 15, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Glenburn, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Apr 25, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Scranton, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Apr 25, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinanear Scranton, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Dec 21, 2025Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarinanear Big Bass Lake, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 10, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 10, 2025Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensin Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Apr 26, 2025Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufain Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Apr 13, 2024Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinumin Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Apr 12, 2024Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolorin Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Apr 12, 2024Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceumin Pinchot State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
131 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 79 CC0 and 52 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.