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Mushrooms in West Virginia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
13,849mushroom records
37county pages
Augbusiest month
13,849 records since 1806 (1,816 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 in this state:
- Atheliachaete sanguinea11 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February in this state:
- Ramaricium alboflavescens10 February records across all years
Oxyporus obducens5 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March in this state:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum7 March records across all years
Scarlet Splash Cytidia salicina7 March records across all years
Maple Whitewash Dendrothele acerina7 March records across all years- Ramaricium alboflavescens6 March records across all years
- Atheliachaete sanguinea5 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April in this state:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus11 April records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 April records across all years- Hyphodontia granulosa6 April records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 April records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia5 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May in this state:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus14 May records since 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae12 May records since 2011
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana8 May records since 2011
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii7 May records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata9 June records since 2011- Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii8 June records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus8 June records since 2011- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae6 June records since 2011
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens5 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July in this state:
- False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata23 July records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus14 July records since 2011
- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens12 July records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus10 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia9 July records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus7 July records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa6 July records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus6 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva13 August records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus11 August records since 2011
- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia11 August records since 2011
Purple-Gilled Waxy Cap Hygrocybe purpureofolia10 August records since 2011
Tulasnella aurantiaca8 August records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum8 August records since 2011
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus7 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides18 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus16 September records across all years
Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosa12 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum12 September records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 September records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus10 September records across all years- Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana10 September records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea10 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor10 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 October records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens7 October records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 October records since 2011
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
- Acanthophysium oakesii8 November records across all years
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina8 November records across all years
Dendrothele candida8 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum7 November records across all years
Oxyporus corticola7 November records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 November records across all years
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme7 November records across all years
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum5 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December in this state:
Fibroporia vaillantii9 December records across all years- Oxyporus obducens9 December records across all years
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum9 December records across all years
- Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum8 December records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina8 December records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta7 December records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa6 December records across all years
Phellinus robiniae6 December records across all years
⚠ 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.
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (18) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Fayette County | 1,089 |
| Preston County | 890 |
| Tucker County | 868 |
| Pocahontas County | 807 |
| Randolph County | 744 |
| Kanawha County | 589 |
| Monongalia County | 547 |
| Pendleton County | 544 |
| Greenbrier County | 437 |
| Barbour County | 425 |
| Berkeley County | 395 |
| Mercer County | 369 |
| Webster County | 366 |
| Raleigh County | 338 |
| Summers County | 333 |
| Marion County | 315 |
| Hancock County | 273 |
| Hampshire County | 255 |
| Hardy County | 252 |
| Wood County | 243 |
| Braxton County | 243 |
| Morgan County | 222 |
| Nicholas County | 219 |
| Upshur County | 211 |
| Ritchie County | 210 |
| Monroe County | 207 |
| McDowell County | 197 |
| Wayne County | 179 |
| Lewis County | 179 |
| Gilmer County | 178 |
| Taylor County | 171 |
| Harrison County | 161 |
| Jefferson County | 160 |
| Wetzel County | 154 |
| Mason County | 114 |
| Wyoming County | 108 |
| Logan County | 106 |
| Grant County | 90 |
| Tyler County | 79 |
| Boone County | 71 |
| Brooke County | 69 |
| Marshall County | 67 |
| Jackson County | 64 |
| Ohio County | 46 |
| Putnam County | 39 |
| Cabell County | 37 |
| Lincoln County | 36 |
| Mineral County | 31 |
| Calhoun County | 30 |
| Mingo County | 28 |
| Wirt County | 22 |
| Doddridge County | 19 |
| Clay County | 14 |
| Pleasants County | 8 |
| Roane County | 1 |
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