Mushrooms in Aiken County, South Carolina
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:
- Daedaleopsis tricolor7 January records across all years
- Zelleromyces ravenelii5 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Field Bird's Nest Cyathus olla10 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola4 August records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea4 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
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 | 16 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Daedaleopsis tricolor | 11 |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | Phaeosolenia ravenelii | 10 |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 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: Jul, Aug, Jan.
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.
- 1
Sep 19, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Jackson, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Apr 16, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusin Water Works Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Oct 12, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Graniteville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 20, 2025Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Jackson, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Mar 21, 2025False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear Aiken, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 7, 2025False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear Williston, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Dec 10, 2024Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Jackson, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Oct 17, 2023Tuckahoe Wolfiporia cocosnear Aiken, SC · museum/herbarium specimen (ILLS) · original record - 9
Sep 24, 2022Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Bear Branch Heritage Preserve, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Oct 21, 2021Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Aiken, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
690 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 656 CC0 and 34 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.