Mushrooms in Pickens 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 February records since 2011
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:
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera4 June records since 2011
Peck's Milky Cap Lactarius peckii3 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii3 June records since 2011
Lactarius subvernalis2 June records since 2011
Ganoderma lobatum2 June records since 2011
Bare-Toothed Russula Russula vesca2 June records since 2011
Vampires Bane Mycetinis scorodonius2 June records since 2011
Marasmiellus tenerrimus2 June records since 2011
Small Funnel-Veil Amanita Amanita multisquamosa2 June records since 2011
Grey Bolete Retiboletus griseus2 June records since 2011
Thelephora vialis2 June records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pilatoporus palustris13 July records across all years
- Proterochaete adusta2 July records across all years
Attenuated Fieldcap Agrocybe firma2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo4 August records since 2011
Calostoma ravenelii3 August records since 2011
Peach Chanterelle Cantharellus persicinus2 August records since 2011
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve3 October records across all years
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 October records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hymenochaete curtisii10 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 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: Jun, Aug, 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.
- 1
Sep 17, 2026Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxusin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 26, 2026Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimusin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Feb 20, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Feb 19, 2026False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreain South Carolina Botanical Garden, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Feb 19, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin South Carolina Botanical Garden, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Feb 19, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Feb 19, 2026False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreain Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Feb 19, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Feb 19, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin South Carolina Botanical Garden, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Feb 19, 2026Cubamyces lactineusin Clemson Forest, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
249 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 141 CC0 and 108 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.