Mushrooms in Richmond 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:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 January records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus12 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album4 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records since 2011
- Protohydnum album2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 September records across all years
Blushing Beard Truffle Rhizopogon roseolus3 September records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011
- Protohydnum album2 October records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus2 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa2 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Gloeostereum incarnatum4 December records across all years
Peniophora cinerea3 December records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 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: Oct, Sep, May.
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
Aug 31, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Richmond, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jul 24, 2026Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus sumstineinear Richmond, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Apr 25, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin James River Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Oct 8, 2025Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusin Bryan Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Oct 8, 2025Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosanear Richmond, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 28, 2025Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusnear Richmond, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 20, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin James River Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 20, 2025Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Richmond, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 5, 2025Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosain Larus Park, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
184 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 58 CC0 and 126 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.