Mushrooms in Hamilton 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:
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Protohydnum album6 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records across all years
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 July records across all years
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula3 August records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 August records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 September records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 September records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 September records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 September records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 October records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 October records since 2011- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 November records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus3 November records since 2011
- Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus3 November records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 November records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani2 November records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 December records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 December records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Chattanooga, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 4, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Chattanooga, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Oct 3, 2026False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiacanear Flat Top Mountain, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Oct 3, 2026Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusnear Flat Top Mountain, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Oct 3, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Flat Top Mountain, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Oct 3, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Flat Top Mountain, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Sep 24, 2026Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycinanear Chattanooga, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 22, 2026Boletus roseolateritiusin Cumberland Trail, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 22, 2026Caloboletus firmusin Cumberland Trail, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Aug 22, 2026Cantharellus flavolateritiusin Cumberland Trail, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
365 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 195 CC0 and 170 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.