Mushrooms in Windsor County, Vermont
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
893mushroom records
254species recorded
Octbusiest month
893 records since 1896 (362 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:
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 March records across all years
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 April records since 2011- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 April records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 April records since 2011- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 April records since 2011
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 April records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus9 May records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum5 May records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta5 May records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 May records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina4 May records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius4 May records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 May records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum4 May records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor4 May records across all years- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 May records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola3 May records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 June records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae5 June records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 June records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii8 July records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus8 July records since 2011
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei7 July records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 July records since 2011
- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 July records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius4 July records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 July records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 July records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei7 August records since 2011
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis5 August records since 2011- American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii5 August records since 2011
- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus4 August records since 2011
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 August records since 2011- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 August records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 August records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 August records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina5 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus4 September records since 2011
- Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea3 September records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 September records since 2011- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 September records since 2011
- Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius3 September records since 2011
Russula tenuiceps2 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 September records since 2011
- American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 October records since 2011
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum3 October records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 October records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 October records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 October records since 2011
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 October records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Confluent Radulomyces Radulomyces confluens4 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 November records across all years
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 November records across all years
Tear Dropper Cylindrobasidium laeve2 November records across all years
Discrete Webcrust Mutatoderma mutatum2 November records across all years- Corticium radiosum2 November records across all years
- Perenniporia unita2 November records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 November records across all years- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 December records since 2011
- Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 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 | 22 | |
| 2 | 22 | |
| 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | 16 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
| 11 | 15 | |
| 12 | 15 | |
| 13 | 14 | |
| 14 | 14 | |
| 15 | 13 |
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 9 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.
- 1Sep 26, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Woodstock, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 18, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Hartford, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 2, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Woodstock, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 1, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Woodstock, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 1, 2026Orange Mycena Mycena leaiananear Woodstock, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 16, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Hartford, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 16, 2026American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusnear Hartford, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 5, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Woodstock, VT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 3, 2026Painted Suillus Suillus spragueinear Hartland, 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
893 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 706 CC0 and 187 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.