Mushrooms in Goochland 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:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Too few past records in March here to list species.
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:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata8 June records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata9 July records since 2011- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata8 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina7 July records since 2011
Thelephora vialis3 July records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata8 August records since 2011
- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei4 August records since 2011
- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 August records since 2011
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii3 August records since 2011
Nigroporus vinosus3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 August records since 2011
Lentinus levis3 August records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 August records since 2011
Flaming Gold Bolete Aureoboletus auriflammeus3 August records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 August records since 2011
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 August records since 2011- White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011
Parasols Macrolepiota macilenta3 September records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 September records since 2011
Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picacea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picacea3 October records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011
Carrot-Footed Lepidella Amanita daucipes3 October records since 2011- Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 October records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picacea2 December records since 2011
- Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 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, Jul, 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.
- 1Aug 26, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Short Pump, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 23, 2026Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 12, 2026Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatanear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 3, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusnear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
- 6Aug 2, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
- 8Dec 21, 2025Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosanear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Dec 20, 2025Pinelitter Gingertail Xeromphalina cauticinalisnear Goochland, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
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How we built this page
226 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 7 CC0 and 219 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.