Mushrooms in Fentress 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 February records across all years
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:
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 July records across all years
Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa2 July records across all years
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 July records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 July records across all years
Lactifluus subvellereus2 July records across all years
Polyporoletus sublividus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata5 August records across all years
Lactarius hygrophoroides4 August records across all years- Hymenochaete curtisii2 August records across all years
- Tricholomopsis flammula2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
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 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | Tricholomopsis flammula | 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: Jul, Aug, 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 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.
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Jul 5, 2025Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spragueiin Fentress County, TN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 6, 2021Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusin Fentress County, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
May 3, 2021Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideusnear Jamestown, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Nov 25, 2018Calostoma raveneliinear Allardt, TN (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record - 5
Jun 28, 2018Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Jamestown, TN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jun 28, 2018Inocybe tahquamenonensisin Fentress County, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jun 28, 2018Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Fentress County, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 22, 2017Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Jamestown, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 22, 2017Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Jamestown, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
138 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 109 CC0 and 29 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.