Mushrooms in Cocke 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Calostoma ravenelii2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 May records across all years
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii2 May records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records across all years- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 June records since 2011
Candy Apple Waxy Cap Hygrocybe cuspidata2 June records since 2011
Orange Spindle Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina2 June records since 2011
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 June records since 2011
Xeromphalina tenuipes2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Entoloma velutinum6 July records since 2011
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus3 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 July records since 2011
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata3 July records since 2011- Pseudospongipellis delectans3 July records since 2011
Clavulina connata2 July records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 July records since 2011
Wrinkled Cortinarius Cortinarius corrugatus2 July records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 July records since 2011- Baorangia rufomaculata2 July records since 2011
Entoloma alboumbonatum2 July records since 2011
Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanum2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Mallocybe unicolor4 August records since 2011
Firm Russula Russula compacta3 August records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare3 August records since 2011
Gloeocantharellus purpurascens2 August records since 2011- Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records since 2011
American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella Amanita abrupta2 August records since 2011- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 August records since 2011
Lactifluus petersenii2 August records since 2011
Gerard Milky Lactarius gerardii2 August records since 2011
Marasmius fulvoferrugineus2 August records since 2011
Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoides2 August records since 2011
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus5 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records across all years- Dry Duster Coniophora arida3 September records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura3 September records across all years
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea3 September records across all years
Scarlet Hood Hygrocybe coccinea2 September records across all years
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 September records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 September records across all years
Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotus2 September records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 September records across all years
Golden Waxy Cap Hygrocybe flavescens2 September records across all years- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Deceiving Knight Tricholoma sejunctum11 October records across all years
Graceful Bolete Austroboletus gracilis7 October records across all years
Albomagister subaustralis4 October records across all years
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei4 October records across all years
Tricholoma subresplendens3 October records across all years- Tricholoma palustre3 October records across all years
- Golden Waxy Cap Hygrocybe flavescens3 October records across all years
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus3 October records across all years- Scarlet Hood Hygrocybe coccinea3 October records across all years
Dark Fieldcap Cyclocybe erebia3 October records across all years
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes3 October records across all years
Cuphophyllus borealis3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 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: Jul, Aug, Oct.
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
Jul 4, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueiin Cocke County, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 4, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Cocke County, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Apr 22, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Cosby, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 10, 2026Calostoma raveneliiin Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 10, 2026Calostoma raveneliiin Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 7, 2025Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosusnear Cosby, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 7, 2025Lilac-Brown Bolete Sutorius eximiusin Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 7, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Cosby, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jun 28, 2025Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomeain Cherokee National Forest, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 24, 2024Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Cherokee National Forest, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,119 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,026 CC0 and 93 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.