Mushrooms in Charleston 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:
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus4 January records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus3 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 March records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 August records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 August records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 August records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records across all years
- Scleroderma flavidum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 November records since 2011- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 November records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 November records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida3 December records since 2011- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 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: Nov, Aug, Sep.
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.
- 1Aug 31, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 31, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Hollywood, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 31, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 31, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 31, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 31, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 31, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 23, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumin Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 5, 2026Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouinear Charleston, SC (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 4, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Hollywood, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
210 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 121 CC0 and 89 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.