Mushrooms in Richland 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cubamyces lactineus4 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 February records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 February records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium5 March records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 March records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 March records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 March records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Anemone Stinkhorn Aseroe rubra4 April records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus3 April records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 April records since 2011
Heterobasidion irregulare2 April records since 2011
Simocybe serrulata2 April records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 April records since 2011
Patrician Deer Mushroom Pluteus petasatus2 April records since 2011- Xylodon subflaviporus2 April records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 April records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus3 May records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 August records since 2011
Clustered Waxcap Hygrocybe caespitosa3 August records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011- Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis6 October records since 2011
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis6 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 October records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 October records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 October records since 2011
Poison Champagne Amanita Amanita crenulata2 October records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011
Hated Caesar Amanita spreta2 October records since 2011
Conifercone Cap Baeospora myosura2 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica8 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 November records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 November records since 2011- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 November records since 2011
- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 November records since 2011
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 November records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Oct, Mar, Apr.
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 15, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusin Congaree National Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 15, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensin Congaree National Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 8, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Dentsville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jun 13, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Hopkins, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 12, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Hopkins, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 9, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Hopkins, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
May 29, 2026Xylobolus subpileatusin Congaree National Park, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8May 7, 2026Anemone Stinkhorn Aseroe rubrain Sandhill Research & Education Center, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
May 1, 2026Spring Polypore Lentinus arculariusnear Dentsville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Apr 26, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Dentsville, SC · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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382 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 138 CC0 and 244 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.