Mushrooms in Darlington 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:
Bryoperdon acuminatum2 January records across all years
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.
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:
- Scleroderma flavidum3 August records across all years
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 August records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Rhopalogaster transversarius2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum3 December records across all years- Gloeoporus ambiguus2 December records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 December records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Clavulina amethystinoides | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 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: Dec, Aug, Jun.
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 4 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
Dec 20, 1960Coltricia montagneinear Florence, SC · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 2
Aug 31, 1952Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananasnear North Hartsville, SC (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record - 3May 16, 1946Panus rudisnear Hartsville, SC (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record
- 4
Dec 13, 1941False Deathcap Amanita citrinanear Darlington, SC (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NCU) · original record
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How we built this page
207 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 207 CC0 and 0 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.