Mushrooms in Roane 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:
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 March records since 2011
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.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa3 August records across all years
Laddered Webcrust Hyphoderma setigerum2 August records across all years- Hymenochaete curtisii2 August records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 August records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides3 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | Marasmius cystidiosus | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 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: Oct, Aug, Nov.
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 8 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
May 28, 2026Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanusnear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
May 27, 2026Field Mushroom Agaricus campestrisnear Oak Ridge, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jun 23, 2025Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumnear Harriman, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jun 6, 2024Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziinear Kingston, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Mar 10, 2024Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Rockwood, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jul 27, 2022Entoloma lagenicystisnear Oak Ridge, TN · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record
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Jul 27, 2022Clitocybe americananear Oak Ridge, TN · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record - 8
Jul 27, 2022Tricholomopsis formosanear Oak Ridge, TN · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record
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How we built this page
131 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 113 CC0 and 18 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.