Mushrooms in Lancaster 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:
Calostoma ravenelii4 January records since 2011- Vitreoporus dichrous2 January records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 February records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 February records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 July records since 2011
Gerronema strombodes3 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 July records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 July records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus6 August records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 August records since 2011- Calostoma ravenelii4 August records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans3 August records since 2011- Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 August records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus3 August records since 2011
Fistulina americana3 August records since 2011- White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 August records since 2011
Bleeding Tooth Fungus Hydnellum peckii2 August records since 2011- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 August records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 August records since 2011- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus8 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 September records since 2011
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata3 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 September records since 2011
- Calostoma ravenelii3 September records since 2011
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei2 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Calostoma ravenelii3 October records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 October records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 October records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 October records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Calostoma ravenelii5 November records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 November records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 November records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Calostoma ravenelii6 December records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 December records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, Sep, Jul.
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 16, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansin Lancaster County, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 12, 2026Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigeranear Lancaster, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 12, 2026White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinanear Lancaster, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 12, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumnear Lancaster, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 12, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Lancaster, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 12, 2026Xerocomus morrisiinear Lancaster, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 11, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Kilmarnock, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 11, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Kilmarnock, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 11, 2026Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affinenear Kilmarnock, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jul 31, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusin Chilton Woods State Forest, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
281 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 274 CC0 and 7 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.