Mushrooms in Anderson County, Tennessee
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:
- Clitocybe fumosifolia3 January records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 January records across all years
Entoloma mammosum2 January records across all years- Tulostoma lloydii2 January records across all years
Mycena semivestipes2 January records across all years- Pseudoomphalina cokeri2 January records across all years
Rosy Brown Waxy Cap Hygrophorus roseobrunneus2 January records across all years- Tulostoma squamosum2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 March records across all years
Phlebiopsis crassa2 March records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 March records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 March records across all years
Poplar Bracket Oxyporus populinus2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 April records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Gerronema strombodes5 July records across all years
Tyromyces galactinus4 July records across all years
Delicatula integrella2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana7 August records since 2011
Thelephora anthocephala3 August records since 2011- Callistosporium pinicola3 August records since 2011
- Metuloidea reniformis3 August records since 2011
- Crepidotus uber2 August records since 2011
- Mallocybe luteobasis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius5 September records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 September records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
White Maze Polypore Trametes elegans2 September records since 2011- Mallocybe luteobasis2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum6 October records since 2011- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme5 October records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare4 October records since 2011
Winter Russula Russula cremoricolor3 October records since 2011
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis3 October records since 2011
Blackish Puffball Lycoperdon nigrescens2 October records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 October records since 2011
Clitocybula familia2 October records since 2011- Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 October records since 2011
- Inocybe subeutheloides2 October records since 2011
- Inocybe microteroxantha2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus5 November records since 2011
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 November records since 2011- Hygrophorus discoxanthus3 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2 November records since 2011
Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervina2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Clitocybe fumosifolia5 December records across all years
Coalman Tricholoma portentosum4 December records across all years
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa4 December records across all years
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia3 December records across all years- Pseudoomphalina cokeri3 December records across all years
- Clitocybe albidula3 December records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 December records across all years
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum2 December records across all years
Spiny Webcrust Hyphodontia arguta2 December records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 December records across all years
Matt Knight Tricholoma imbricatum2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | Clitocybe fumosifolia | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | Hygrophorus discoxanthus | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 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, Aug, Nov.
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
Aug 2, 2026Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatanear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
- 3
Jul 13, 2026Cantharellus flavolateritiusnear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 13, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jul 13, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jul 13, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jul 13, 2026Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipesnear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 4, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumnear Oliver Springs, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Nov 23, 2025Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Clinton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Nov 4, 2025Deer-Colored Trametes Trametopsis cervinanear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
964 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 939 CC0 and 25 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.