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Mushrooms in Providence County, Rhode Island
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
722mushroom records
274species recorded
Sepbusiest month
722 records since 1893 (609 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 January records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 January records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 January records since 2011
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus2 January records since 2011
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 January records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 February records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 February records since 2011
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 February records since 2011- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 February records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 February records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina3 March records since 2011- Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 March records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011- Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 April records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 April records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 June records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 June records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 June records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa2 June records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa5 July records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 July records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi3 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus3 July records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 July records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 July records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 July records since 2011
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 July records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii5 August records since 2011
Fistulina americana4 August records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 August records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 August records since 2011
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 August records since 2011- Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 August records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Leccinum longicurvipes4 September records since 2011
Ashtray Bolete Hemileccinum rubropunctum4 September records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes4 September records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 September records since 2011
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva3 September records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 September records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 September records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 September records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa5 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 October records since 2011
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus3 October records since 2011
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus2 October records since 2011- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 October records since 2011- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina5 November records since 2011
- Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium3 November records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 November records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans3 November records since 2011
- Coltriciella dependens2 November records since 2011
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 November records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 November records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records since 2011
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 November records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 November records since 2011
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 November records since 2011- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa6 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta3 December records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Pendulous-Disc Polypore Porodisculus pendulus2 December records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 December records since 2011
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 December records since 2011- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 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 | 21 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 8 |
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: Sep, Oct, 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 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.
- 1Oct 2, 2026Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusnear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 2, 2026Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 29, 2026Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipesnear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 16, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 14, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 11, 2026Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolornear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 10, 2026Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubensnear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 11, 2026Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticusnear Scituate, RI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 18, 2026Dendrothele nivosanear Scituate, RI · 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
722 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 153 CC0 and 569 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.