Mushrooms in Carter 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Botryobasidium vagum3 July records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 July records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 July records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 July records across all years- Hyphoderma roseocremeum2 July records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Vanderbylia robiniophila2 August records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 August records across all years
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 August records across all years
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 August records across all years
Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina2 August records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides2 September records since 2011- Ramaria flavosaponaria2 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Laccaria glabripes3 October records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Hysterangium strobilus | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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.
- 1
Aug 16, 2026Helvellosebacina concrescensnear Butler, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 1, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Hampton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 1, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Hampton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 24, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Butler, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Feb 26, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Butler, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Feb 19, 2026Bay Polypore Picipes badiusnear Hampton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jun 28, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Roan Mountain, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jun 28, 2025Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Hampton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jun 28, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Hampton, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jun 2, 2025Hypholoma dispersumnear Roan Mountain, TN · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record
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How we built this page
237 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 217 CC0 and 20 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.