Mushrooms in Chittenden County, Vermont
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,588mushroom records
367species recorded
Octbusiest month
1,588 records since 1877 (1,139 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 here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 March records since 2011
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 March records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records since 2011
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae3 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius6 April records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 April records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 April records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 April records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 April records since 2011
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus3 April records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus36 May records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina4 May records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 May records since 2011
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus3 May records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Wine Roundhead Stropharia rugosoannulata2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 June records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae6 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana4 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 June records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 June records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus4 July records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi4 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 July records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 July records since 2011
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea3 July records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 July records since 2011
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 July records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens3 July records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina3 July records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 August records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa6 August records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus6 August records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana6 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus6 August records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens5 August records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo5 August records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 August records since 2011
- Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis4 August records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa4 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 August records since 2011
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina14 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 September records since 2011
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 September records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus8 September records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae8 September records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 September records since 2011
- American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus7 September records since 2011
Ash Tree Bolete Boletinellus merulioides6 September records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum6 September records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii6 September records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 September records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus16 October records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus16 October records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina15 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor12 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina11 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa11 October records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum11 October records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune9 October records since 2011
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum8 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus8 October records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina10 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 November records since 2011
- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa5 November records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 November records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa4 November records since 2011
Elm Leech Hypsizygus ulmarius4 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 November records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 November records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium3 November records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 December records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 December records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 December records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records since 2011
⚠ 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.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | |
| 2 | 52 | |
| 3 | 49 | |
| 4 | 40 | |
| 5 | 34 | |
| 6 | 32 | |
| 7 | 29 | |
| 8 | 27 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
| 10 | 25 | |
| 11 | 22 | |
| 12 | 21 | |
| 13 | 21 | |
| 14 | 21 | |
| 15 | 20 |
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, Aug.
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 1, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Hinesburg, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 30, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Essex Junction, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 26, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Hinesburg, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 23, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Essex Junction, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 21, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Essex, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 14, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Ethan Allen Park, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 12, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Charlotte, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 11, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosain State Tree Nursery, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 7, 2026Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzeinear Huntington, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 31, 2026Fuscoboletinus weaveraein Old Mill Park, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
1,588 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 513 CC0 and 1,075 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.