Mushrooms in Falls Church city, 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 May records across all years
Protohydnum album2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Gymnopus virginianus3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Grisette Amanita vaginata5 July records across all years
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana4 July records across all years
Brittlegills Russula albidula3 July records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine3 July records across all years
Green Russula Russula virescens3 July records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides3 July records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna2 July records across all years
Grey Bolete Retiboletus griseus2 July records across all years
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus rutilans2 July records across all years
Sickener Russula emetica2 July records across all years
Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipes2 July records across all years
Clustered Brown Bolete Aureoboletus innixus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea4 September records across all years
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum4 September records across all years
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 September records across all years
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records across all years
Suillus hirtellus2 September records across all years- Protohydnum album2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris2 October records across all years- Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna2 October records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records across all years
Hygrophorus sordidus2 October records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Coalman Tricholoma portentosum2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | Gymnopus virginianus | 3 |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 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: Jul, 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.
- 1Sep 12, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 12, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 19, 2026Protohydnum albumin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Apr 28, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 20, 2024Protohydnum albumin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 17, 2023Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separansnear Falls Church, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 17, 2023Beveled-Cap Bolete Tylopilus badicepsin Washington and Old Dominion Trail, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 17, 2023Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosicepsnear Falls Church, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 12, 2023Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiiin Howard E Herman Stream Valley Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Sep 17, 2022Protohydnum albumin Crossman Park At Four Mile Run, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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314 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 309 CC0 and 5 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.