Mushrooms in Chesterfield 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 January records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 January records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Thelephora vialis2 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 July records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula5 August records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo4 August records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus3 August records since 2011
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 August records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 August records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 September records since 2011
- Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 September records since 2011
- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 October records since 2011
- Byssomerulius incarnatus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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: Aug, Oct, Sep.
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
- 2
Jul 30, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatain Pocahontas State Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
May 28, 2026Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Bellwood, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Nov 30, 2025Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Meadowbrook, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Oct 27, 2025Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Brandermill, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 8, 2025Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusnear Rockwood, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 5, 2025Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Pocahontas State Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 7, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Pocahontas State Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 13, 2025Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Brandermill, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 29, 2024Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Chester, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Bring along
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
How we built this page
202 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 23 CC0 and 179 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.