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Mushrooms in Vermont
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
7,942mushroom records
10county pages
Augbusiest month
7,942 records since 1811 (3,371 in the last 10 years)
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 in this state to list species.
Too few past records in February in this state to list species.
Usually recorded in March in this state:
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa10 March records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae10 March records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius8 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina7 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 March records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa5 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor13 April records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina11 April records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae11 April records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius10 April records since 2011
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa8 April records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus5 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May in this state:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus67 May records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae15 May records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina9 May records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius7 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae6 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus32 June records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae24 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana17 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus14 June records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae10 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 June records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius7 June records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July in this state:
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae22 July records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii20 July records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus19 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei18 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus17 July records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria16 July records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana14 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa12 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei29 August records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis29 August records since 2011- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus22 August records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana20 August records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus18 August records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor17 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum13 August records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum13 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina37 September records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria30 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor27 September records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme21 September records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius17 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus17 September records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum17 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum16 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October in this state:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus43 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina37 October records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina25 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa22 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor21 October records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria18 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus17 October records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme17 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina14 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 November records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina7 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 November records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus5 November records since 2011
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 November records since 2011
- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa5 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December in this state:
Tree Bacon Punctularia strigosozonata8 December records across all years- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina7 December records across all years
- Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa6 December records across all years
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus6 December records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 December records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta5 December records across all years- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius5 December records across all years
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (4) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Windham County | 2,144 |
| Chittenden County | 1,588 |
| Addison County | 920 |
| Windsor County | 893 |
| Washington County | 780 |
| Lamoille County | 420 |
| Orange County | 316 |
| Rutland County | 279 |
| Bennington County | 268 |
| Caledonia County | 177 |
| Orleans County | 58 |
| Essex County | 58 |
| Franklin County | 21 |
| Grand Isle County | 20 |
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