Mushrooms in Rhode Island
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 in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in February in this state:
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis8 February records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March in this state:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus6 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April in this state:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus6 April records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea5 April records across all years
Too few past records in May in this state to list species.
Too few past records in June in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in July in this state:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia6 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa5 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii5 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes6 September records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October in this state:
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa7 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii5 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
Trechispora farinacea8 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina5 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December in this state:
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa6 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 December records since 2011
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (2) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
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| Providence County | 722 |
| Washington County | 219 |
| Kent County | 211 |
| Newport County | 54 |
| Bristol County | 31 |
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