Mushrooms in Rappahannock 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
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:
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens3 June records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 June records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 June records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides2 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus5 July records since 2011
Protohydnum album2 July records since 2011
Shining Waxcap, Nested Waxcap Gloioxanthomyces nitidus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus5 August records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans4 August records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 August records since 2011- Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstinei2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Mycena subcaerulea3 September records since 2011
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus3 September records since 2011
Golden Waxy Cap Hygrocybe flavescens2 September records since 2011
Pluteus americanus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercina2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 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, 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.
- 1
Sep 19, 2026Phellinus robiniaenear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 5, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Washington, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 2, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 2, 2026Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusnear Washington, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 23, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 23, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusnear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 23, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 23, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 22, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 22, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Sperryville, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
160 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 56 CC0 and 104 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.