Mushrooms in Kent County, 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 here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis6 February records across all years
Annosus Root Disease Heterobasidion annosum4 February records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 February records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 February records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata3 February records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 February records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 February records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 February records across all years
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 February records across all years
Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii2 February records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea3 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hydnellum velutinum2 August records across all years
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Fistulina americana2 September records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 September records since 2011
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Hydnellum cristatum2 October records across all years- Peniophora versiformis2 October records across all years
Hygrophorus fuligineus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata2 November records across all years
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Feb, Sep, Nov.
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.
- 1Jun 17, 2026Meiorganum curtisiinear East Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Apr 3, 2026Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivaceanear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Apr 3, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Nov 6, 2025Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissatanear Coventry, RI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Nov 6, 2025Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestrisnear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Nov 6, 2025Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoidesnear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Nov 6, 2025Crested Coral Clavulina coralloidesnear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Nov 6, 2025Pine Spikes Chroogomphus vinicolornear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Nov 6, 2025Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejusnear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Nov 6, 2025Booted Knight Tricholoma focalenear West Greenwich, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
211 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 115 CC0 and 96 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.