Mushrooms in Albemarle County, Virginia
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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 April records since 2011
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor5 June records since 2011
Lanmaoa pallidorosea3 June records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei3 July records since 2011- Lanmaoa pallidorosea2 July records since 2011
- Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor2 July records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 July records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 August records since 2011- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus4 August records since 2011
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 August records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 August records since 2011
Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis2 August records since 2011- Lanmaoa pallidorosea2 August records since 2011
Boletus patrioticus2 August records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 August records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 August records since 2011
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 August records since 2011
Lentinus levis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis2 September records since 2011
Fistulina americana2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Calostoma ravenelii2 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Lanmaoa pallidorosea4 October records since 2011
- Red And Yellow Bolete Baorangia bicolor4 October records since 2011
- Boletus patrioticus3 October records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 October records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Aug, Oct.
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 21, 2026Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycinanear Rio, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
- 3Aug 30, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Charlottesville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 30, 2026Fistulina americananear Charlottesville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 26, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Preddy Creek Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 25, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Ivy Creek Natural Area, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
- 8Aug 15, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Hollymead, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Mar 19, 2026Phellinus robiniaenear Earlysville, VA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Nov 11, 2025False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreain Shenandoah National Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
249 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 139 CC0 and 110 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.