Mushrooms in Oconee 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 February records across all years- Phellinus spiculosus2 February records across all years
Peniophora violaceolivida2 February records across all years
Corticium roseum2 February records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor2 February records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records across all years
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:
Umbrella Polypore Polyporus umbellatus2 May records across all years
Marasmius sullivantii2 May records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records across all years
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 June records across all years
Marasmiellus praeacutus2 June records across all years
Mycena albiceps2 June records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes5 July records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii4 July records since 2011- Boletus bicolor3 July records since 2011
- Entoloma globisporum2 July records since 2011
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 July records since 2011
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 July records since 2011
Gymnopus iocephalus2 July records since 2011
Thelephora vialis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula8 August records since 2011
Flaming Gold Bolete Aureoboletus auriflammeus5 August records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus5 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 August records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus3 August records since 2011
Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescens2 August records since 2011
Lycoperdon subincarnatum2 August records since 2011- Thelephora vialis2 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 August records since 2011
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 August records since 2011
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis2 August records since 2011
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 September records since 2011
Leccinum longicurvipes2 September records since 2011
Peck's Milky Cap Lactarius peckii2 September records since 2011
Dingy Twiglet Simocybe centunculus2 September records since 2011
Suillus cothurnatus2 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 September records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records since 2011- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla4 October records since 2011
Dappled Webcap Cortinarius bolaris2 October records since 2011- Xerocomus hypoxanthus2 October records since 2011
Lanmaoa pallidorosea2 October records since 2011
Clavariadelphus americanus2 October records since 2011- Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa3 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 November records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records across all years
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 November records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Aug, Jul, 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.
- 1Sep 16, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Longcreek, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Feb 12, 2026Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Stumphouse Mountain, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Feb 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Stumphouse Mountain, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Feb 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Stumphouse Mountain, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jan 17, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvain Keowee Wildlife Management Area, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Nov 20, 2025Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Fair Play, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Nov 15, 2025Honey Fungus Armillaria melleanear Seneca, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Nov 15, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Keowee Key, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 15, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Keowee Key, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Nov 12, 2025Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Fair Play, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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691 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 472 CC0 and 219 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.