Mushrooms in Shelby 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:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 January records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 January records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 March records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus3 March records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 April records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 April records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 April records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album3 May records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus2 May records since 2011
- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans2 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 June records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011- Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
- Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 September records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 September records across all years
Auricularia fuscosuccinea3 September records across all years
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris3 September records across all years
Pluteus americanus3 September records across all years
Inky Mushroom Agaricus placomyces2 September records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 September records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 September records across all years
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens4 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 October records since 2011
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 October records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 November records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 November records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 November records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 November records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 December records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica5 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records since 2011
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 December records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 December records since 2011- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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, Oct, Dec.
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
Sep 4, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyiin Meeman-Shelby Forest Wildlife Management Area, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 23, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Overton Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 23, 2026Cobalt Crust Terana coeruleanear Lakeland, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 29, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Overton Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 29, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Overton Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jul 29, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusin Overton Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 26, 2026Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziiin Overton Park, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jun 26, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Memphis, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 26, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusnear Memphis, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jun 24, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusnear Memphis, TN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
429 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 256 CC0 and 173 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.