Mushrooms in Davidson 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:
- Odontia plumosa2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 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:
Agrocybe dura2 May records across all years
Protohydnum album2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Poronidulus conchifer2 June records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Chlorophyllum morganii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Odontia plumosa | 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: Sep, Nov, May.
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 9 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.
- 1Jun 25, 2026Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipesin Percy Warner, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 25, 2026Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipesin Percy Warner, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jun 21, 2026Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonariusin Radnor Lake, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jun 6, 2025Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliinear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 17, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 17, 2025Protohydnum albumnear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
May 5, 2025Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Nov 26, 2024Giant Puffball Calvatia giganteanear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Nov 6, 2024Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusnear Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
108 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 68 CC0 and 40 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.