Mushrooms in Berkeley 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Dictyonema thelephora2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | Scytinostroma fulvum | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | Dictyonema thelephora | 2 |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Jun, Dec.
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 4, 2026Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouinear Goose Creek, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 4, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Goose Creek, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 3, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Goose Creek, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 30, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Francis Marion National Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Nov 25, 2025Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinain Berkeley County, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 24, 2025Hericium carolinensein Cypress Gardens, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Feb 22, 2025Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadiain Francis Marion National Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Dec 28, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Ridgeville, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 10, 2024Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Awendaw, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 10, 2024Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziinear Awendaw, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
113 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 91 CC0 and 22 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.