Mushrooms in Lycoming 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Panus neostrigosus2 July records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Inosperma rimosoides3 August records since 2011
Inocybe albodisca3 August records since 2011
Hygrocybe parvula2 August records since 2011- Cortinarius perviolaceus2 August records since 2011
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 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: 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 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.
- 1Sep 5, 2026Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpureanear Picture Rocks, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 5, 2026Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioidesnear Picture Rocks, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 21, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusin Rider Park, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 11, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Montoursville, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 11, 2026Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatumnear Montoursville, PA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 14, 2024Gerhardtia highlandensisin Tiadaghton State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 14, 2024Inosperma rimosoidesin Tiadaghton State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 14, 2024Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxanthain Tiadaghton State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 14, 2024Inocybe acriolensin Tiadaghton State Forest, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
118 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 99 CC0 and 19 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.