Mushrooms in Giles County, Virginia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,612mushroom records
523species recorded
Julbusiest month
1,612 records since 1909 (175 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:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 February records across all years
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:
Maroon Brittlestem Psathyrella bipellis2 May records across all years
Mycetinis opacus2 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Collybiopsis subnuda6 June records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 June records across all years
Club Foot Ampulloclitocybe clavipes3 June records across all years
Blushing Bolete Leccinum scabrum2 June records across all years
Almond-Scented Russula Russula grata2 June records across all years
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor2 June records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 June records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei27 July records since 2011
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus8 July records since 2011- Almond-Scented Russula Russula grata6 July records since 2011
Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratus6 July records since 2011
Peck's Milky Cap Lactarius peckii4 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 July records since 2011- Xylodon rimosissimus3 July records since 2011
Split Fibrecap Pseudosperma rimosum3 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 July records since 2011
Green Brittlegill Russula aeruginea3 July records since 2011
Russula ochroleucoides3 July records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis64 August records across all years
Laccaria glabripes18 August records across all years- Deceiver Laccaria laccata8 August records across all years
- Collybiopsis subnuda6 August records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata4 August records across all years
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina4 August records across all years
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus3 August records across all years
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba3 August records across all years
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 August records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 August records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 August records across all years- Merulius hydnoideus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum6 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea6 September records across all years- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum6 September records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve4 September records across all years
Orange-Yellow Marasmius Marasmius strictipes4 September records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata4 September records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis4 September records across all years
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens4 September records across all years
Clustered Toughshank Collybiopsis confluens3 September records across all years- Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata3 September records across all years
Gunpowder Amanita Amanita onusta3 September records across all years
Bovista colorata3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea7 October records across all years
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum7 October records across all years
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium5 October records across all years- Crepidotus bresadolae4 October records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 October records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 October records across all years- Collybiopsis subnuda4 October records across all years
- Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum3 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 October records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina3 October records across all years- Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis3 October records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records across all years
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 November records across all years
Conifer Tuft Hypholoma capnoides2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 December records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records across all years- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 December records across all years
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 December records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 75 | |
| 2 | 32 | |
| 3 | 25 | |
| 4 | 23 | |
| 5 | 22 | |
| 6 | 19 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, 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.
- 1
Sep 5, 2026Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoidesnear Pembroke, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 19, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiiin Giles County, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jun 6, 2026Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugaenear Pembroke, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jun 3, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Giles County, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 3, 2026Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Giles County, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Dec 28, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Narrows, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jul 31, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumin Jefferson National Forest, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jul 31, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Pembroke, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jul 31, 2025Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioidesnear Pembroke, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 29, 2025Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinumnear Pembroke, VA · 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
1,612 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,556 CC0 and 56 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.