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Mushrooms in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
657mushroom records
268species recorded
Octbusiest month
657 records since 1901 (585 in the last 10 years)
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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 April records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 April records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 April records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans3 April records since 2011
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus4 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 May records since 2011
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 May records since 2011
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus2 May records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii4 June records since 2011- Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 June records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius3 June records since 2011- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 June records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata3 June records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 June records since 2011
Ringless Panther Amanita albocreata2 June records since 2011- Inocybe digitula2 June records since 2011
Woolly Fibrecap Inocybe lanuginosa2 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Zoned Hairy Parachute Crinipellis zonata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Lactarius hygrophoroides3 July records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii3 July records since 2011
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus3 July records since 2011- Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus3 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus3 July records since 2011
Lactarius subvernalis3 July records since 2011- Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus3 July records since 2011
Enveloping Crust Sebacina incrustans3 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 July records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis4 August records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011- Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 August records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 August records since 2011
Cortinarius harrisonii2 August records since 2011- Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records since 2011
- Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata8 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda7 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 October records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
Leratiomyces squamosus4 October records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea4 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides3 October records since 2011- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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: Oct, Jul, Aug.
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 1, 2026Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivumnear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 1, 2026Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigeranear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 1, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Oct 1, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Oct 1, 2026Bay Polypore Picipes badiusnear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Oct 1, 2026Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperumnear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 1, 2026Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumnear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Oct 1, 2026Wrinkled Psathyrella Typhrasa gossypinanear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Oct 1, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Oct 1, 2026Wood Blewit Lepista nudanear Portersville, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
657 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 527 CC0 and 130 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.