Mushrooms in Norton 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Winter Oysterling Panellus ringens2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 January records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Graceful Bolete Austroboletus gracilis3 June records since 2011- Oak Polypore Buglossoporus quercinus2 June records since 2011
Pleuroflammula subsulphurea2 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii2 June records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records since 2011
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes2 June records since 2011
Persistent Waxcap Hygrocybe acutoconica2 June records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 July records since 2011
Golden Coincap Cyptotrama chrysopepla2 July records since 2011
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records since 2011
Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanum2 July records since 2011
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 July records since 2011
Coker's Amanita Amanita cokeri2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei5 August records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum3 August records since 2011
Laeticutis cristata3 August records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii3 August records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 August records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 August records since 2011
American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americana2 August records since 2011
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayi2 August records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records since 2011- Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanum2 August records since 2011
Ball Gown Amanita Amanita submaculata2 August records since 2011- Persistent Waxcap Hygrocybe acutoconica2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides2 September records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea2 September records since 2011
Cyanosporus livens2 September records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 September records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum4 October records since 2011
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa3 October records since 2011- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 October records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica3 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum3 October records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum3 October records since 2011
Veiled Panus Tectella patellaris2 October records since 2011- Hebeloma albomarginatum2 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records since 2011
Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa2 October records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 October records since 2011- Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum4 November records since 2011- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina4 November records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium2 November records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina4 December records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa2 December records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 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, 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 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.
- 1Aug 30, 2026American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americananear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 20, 2026Blackening Russula Russula adustanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 16, 2026American Club-Footed Lepidella Amanita rhopalopusnear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 19, 2025Inocybe microteroxanthanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 19, 2025Walnut Mycena Mycena croceanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 15, 2025Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 15, 2025Hydnellum fagiscabrosumnear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 15, 2025Laeticutis cristatanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
460 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 4 CC0 and 456 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.