Mushrooms in Wise County, Virginia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,747mushroom records
557species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,747 records since 1891 (1,742 in the last 10 years)
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:
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 January records since 2011
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa3 January records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 January records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 January records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 January records since 2011
Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigena2 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa5 February records since 2011
Phellinus robiniae3 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 February records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 February records since 2011
Ganoderma lobatum2 February records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 February records since 2011
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa3 March records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 March records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 March records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulina2 March records since 2011
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 March records since 2011
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 March records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus7 April records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 April records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus4 April records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 April records since 2011
Xeromphalina tenuipes3 April records since 2011- Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 April records since 2011
- Ganoderma lobatum2 April records since 2011
- Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 April records since 2011
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 April records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 April records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 April records since 2011
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Xeromphalina tenuipes15 May records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae11 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album8 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana5 May records since 2011
Mycetinis opacus4 May records since 2011
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces marginellus4 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus4 May records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii4 May records since 2011
Agrocybe acericola3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii4 June records since 2011
Pleuroflammula subsulphurea3 June records since 2011
Saffron Crep Crepidotus crocophyllus3 June records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 June records since 2011
White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus2 June records since 2011
Marasmius nigrodiscus2 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 June records since 2011
Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmanii2 June records since 2011
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii2 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Mycena denticulata2 June records since 2011
Loweomyces fractipes2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus7 July records since 2011
- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus7 July records since 2011
Cantharellus flavolateritius6 July records since 2011
Lentinus levis6 July records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus5 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 July records since 2011- Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii4 July records since 2011
Tulasnella aurantiaca3 July records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus3 July records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 July records since 2011- Loweomyces fractipes3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata8 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 August records since 2011
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans6 August records since 2011
Leccinum longicurvipes6 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum6 August records since 2011
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes6 August records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera6 August records since 2011- Bradley Lactifluus volemus5 August records since 2011
- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii5 August records since 2011
Inocybe tahquamenonensis4 August records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes4 August records since 2011
Noble Bolete Boletus nobilis4 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides7 September records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea6 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea5 September records since 2011
Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoides4 September records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum4 September records since 2011
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus3 September records since 2011- Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera3 September records since 2011
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora3 September records since 2011
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 September records since 2011- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 September records since 2011
- Bay Polypore Picipes badius3 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa8 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 October records since 2011
Brick Cap Hypholoma lateritium7 October records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 October records since 2011
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa6 October records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 October records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus6 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme5 October records since 2011- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 October records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus5 October records since 2011
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens4 October records since 2011
Walnut Mycena Mycena crocea4 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 November records since 2011
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records since 2011- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 November records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 November records since 2011
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 November records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 November records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 November records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata6 December records since 2011
- Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus4 December records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 December records since 2011- Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 December records since 2011
- Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa3 December records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus3 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 December records since 2011- Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records since 2011
Calostoma ravenelii2 December records since 2011
White Green-Algae Coral Multiclavula mucida2 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | 26 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 22 | |
| 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
| 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | 14 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | 13 |
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, 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.
- 1Sep 26, 2026Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusnear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Aug 30, 2026Polyporoletus sublividusnear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 30, 2026Hemistropharia albocrenulatanear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 20, 2026Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Big Stone Gap, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 20, 2026Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetusnear Big Stone Gap, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 12, 2026Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Norton, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jul 19, 2026Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescensnear Big Stone Gap, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 13, 2026Peach Chanterelle Cantharellus persicinusnear Big Stone Gap, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 13, 2026Cortinarius firmusnear Big Stone Gap, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jul 11, 2026Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyinear Appalachia, VA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
1,747 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 10 CC0 and 1,737 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.