Mushrooms in Monroe 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 January records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 January records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 June records since 2011
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata8 July records across all years
Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratus5 July records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus5 July records across all years
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus4 July records across all years
Fungi Boletus miniato-olivaceus4 July records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus4 July records across all years
Collybiopsis subnuda4 July records across all years
Russula pectinatoides3 July records across all years
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea3 July records across all years- Virginian Little Caesar Amanita virginiana3 July records across all years
Lactarius hygrophoroides3 July records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 August records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 September records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei5 September records across all years- Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus3 September records across all years
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 September records across all years
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides3 September records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa3 September records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records across all years
- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 September records across all years
- Rhodofomes roseus2 September records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 September records across all years
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus2 September records across all years
Silvery-Violet Cort Cortinarius alboviolaceus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Pine Powdercap Cystoderma jasonis3 October records since 2011
Larch Waxy Cap Hygrophorus speciosus3 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
- Cortinarius harvardensis3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 October records since 2011- Lactarius mammosus3 October records since 2011
Birch Milkcap Lactarius tabidus2 October records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 October records since 2011
Goatcheese Webcap Cortinarius camphoratus2 October records since 2011
Hairy Bell Galerina atkinsoniana2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Cortinarius chrysolitus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 December records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, Jul, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Saw Creek, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 4, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Saw Creek, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 4, 2026Cubamyces lactineusnear Saw Creek, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Oct 4, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Saw Creek, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Oct 2, 2026Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Appalachian National Scenic Trail, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Oct 2, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumnear Roseto, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Oct 1, 2026Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosanear Mountainhome, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 25, 2026Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear Arlington Heights, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 23, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Arlington Heights, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 23, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Arlington Heights, PA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,603 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,502 CC0 and 101 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.