Mushrooms in Lynchburg 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus3 August records across all years
Dark-Spotted Milkcap Lactarius atroviridis2 August records across all years
Thelephora multipartita2 August records across all years- Entoloma grayanum2 August records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 August records across all years- Amanita cothurnata2 August records across all years
Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens2 August records across all years
Shield Dapperling Lepiota clypeolaria2 August records across all years- Melanoleuca strictipes2 August records across all years
Tacked Milkcap Lactarius trivialis2 August records across all years
Fungi Boletus miniato-olivaceus2 August records across all years
Cortinarius lilacinus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hydnellum velutinum4 September records across all years
Leucocoprinus brunnescens3 September records across all years
Hydnellum fennicum3 September records across all years- Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus3 September records across all years
- Entoloma grayanum2 September records across all years
Tyromyces lacteus2 September records across all years
Brittlegills Russula albidula2 September records across all years
Coltricia montagnei2 September records across all years- Zoned Tooth Hydnellum concrescens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Drab Tooth Phellodon fuligineoalbus3 October records across all years
Goatcheese Webcap Cortinarius camphoratus2 October records across all years
Pulveroboletus curtisii2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | Melanoleuca strictipes | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 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: Aug, Sep, 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 9 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
Jul 21, 2023Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Blackwater Creek Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 7, 2022Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Blackwater Creek Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Nov 8, 2021Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Peaks View Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 16, 2020Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Lynchburg, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Apr 27, 1980Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Lynchburg, VA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (VPI) · original record - 6
Apr 26, 1980Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatusnear Lynchburg, VA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (VPI) · original record - 7
Jun 8, 1938Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanusnear Lynchburg, VA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record - 8
Sep 3, 1928Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minornear Lynchburg, VA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record - 9Aug 22, 1928Scleroderma lycoperdoidesnear Lynchburg, VA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record
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217 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 213 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.