Mushrooms in Greenville 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:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 February records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 March records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 April records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 April records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 April records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 April records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 July records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 August records since 2011
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:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum8 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 November records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 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, Apr, Jul.
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 13, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Jones Gap State Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 7, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Greenville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 5, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Greenville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 5, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Greenville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 31, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Caesars Head State Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 31, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Bald Rock Heritage Preserve, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jul 4, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Five Forks, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jun 16, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Simpsonville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jun 12, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Greenville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jun 6, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Five Forks, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
212 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 78 CC0 and 134 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.