Mushrooms in Morgan 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:
Xylobolus subpileatus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Boletus aurantiosplendens2 June records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Lactifluus allardii2 August records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea3 October records across all years- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Calostoma ravenelii3 November records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 November records across all years- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records across all years
Hygrophorus fuligineus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Calostoma ravenelii4 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Oct, Sep, Jun.
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
Apr 26, 2026Xeromphalina tenuipesnear Petros, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Apr 26, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Petros, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Apr 26, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Petros, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Apr 26, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaein Obed Wild and Scenic River, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Oct 15, 2025Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separansnear Sunbright, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Oct 14, 2025Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Frozen Head, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Oct 14, 2025Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpureain Frozen Head, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Oct 14, 2025Powder-Scale Pholiota Flammulaster erinaceellusin Frozen Head, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Oct 14, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Frozen Head, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Oct 14, 2025Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosain Frozen Head, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
249 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 211 CC0 and 38 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.