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Mushrooms in Fayette County, West Virginia
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,089mushroom records
469species recorded
Augbusiest month
1,089 records since 1806 (78 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:
- Atheliachaete sanguinea11 January records across all years
- Peniophora versiformis3 January records across all years
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina3 January records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 January records across all years
Toothed Crust Xylodon radula2 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records across all years
Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Ramaricium alboflavescens10 February records across all years
Oxyporus obducens5 February records across all years
Ceriporia spissa4 February records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 February records across all years
- Rhodofomes carneus2 February records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 February records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata2 February records across all years
Penttilamyces olivascens2 February records across all years- Lachnella virginella2 February records across all years
Merismodes anomala2 February records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
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
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum4 March records across all years- Atheliachaete sanguinea4 March records across all years
Crimped Gill Plicaturopsis crispa3 March records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 March records across all years- Daedalea xantha3 March records across all years
- Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum2 March records across all years
Dendrothele candida2 March records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 March records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hyphodontia granulosa6 April records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia5 April records across all years- Peniophora pini2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Gymnopus semihirtipes3 May records across all years
Lyomyces crustosus3 May records across all years- Hyphodontia granulosa3 May records across all years
Laddered Webcrust Hyphoderma setigerum2 May records across all years
Xylodon raduloides2 May records across all years- Tomentella radiosa2 May records across all years
Conferticium ochraceum2 May records across all years- Hohenbuehelia nigra2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Collybiopsis ramealis6 June records across all years
Spotted Collybia Rhodocollybia maculata3 June records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 June records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records across all years
Golden Waxy Cap Hygrocybe flavescens2 June records across all years
Mycorrhaphium adustum2 June records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 June records across all years
White Maze Polypore Trametes elegans2 June records across all years
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hymenochaete unicolor7 July records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve6 July records across all years
Veiled Oyster Pleurotus dryinus3 July records across all years
Snell's Bolete Leccinum snellii2 July records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records across all years
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore Coltricia cinnamomea2 July records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 July records across all years
Cannon Fungus Sphaerobolus stellatus2 July records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Athelia scutellaris7 August records across all years
- Maple Whitewash Dendrothele acerina6 August records across all years
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula4 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 August records across all years
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum4 August records across all years
Lactarius hygrophoroides3 August records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 August records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 August records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 August records across all years
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes3 August records across all years- Scleroderma lycoperdoides3 August records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides12 September records across all years- Panus neostrigosus5 September records across all years
- Tremellodendropsis semivestita3 September records across all years
Rectipilus fasciculatus2 September records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor2 September records across all years
Deceiving Bovist Bovista aestivalis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes8 October records across all years- Hymenochaete unicolor7 October records across all years
- Alysidium aureofulvum4 October records across all years
Pulveroboletus curtisii4 October records across all years
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens4 October records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius4 October records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa4 October records across all years- Spreading Phlebia Phlebia radiata4 October records across all years
Serpula himantioides3 October records across all years
Dry Rot Serpula lacrymans2 October records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years- Clavulinopsis subflava2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Acanthophysium oakesii8 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
Brownflesh Bracket Coriolopsis gallica3 November records across all years- Stereum ochraceoflavum2 November records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 November records across all years- Penttilamyces olivascens2 November records across all years
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Fibroporia vaillantii9 December records across all years- Oxyporus obducens9 December records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta7 December records across all years- Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa6 December records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum6 December records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina6 December records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta4 December records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis3 December records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years- Lyomyces crustosus2 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.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramaricium alboflavescens | 18 |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | Hymenochaete unicolor | 15 |
| 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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, Jul, Jun.
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
- 2Aug 10, 2025Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Hico, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Aug 10, 2025American Club-Footed Lepidella Amanita rhopalopusnear Fayetteville, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 10, 2025Clustered Brown Bolete Aureoboletus innixusnear Fayetteville, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 10, 2025Corrugated Bolete Hemileccinum hortoniinear Garten, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 10, 2025Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugisnear Fayetteville, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 10, 2025Fistulina americananear Garten, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 10, 2025Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugisnear Garten, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 10, 2025Dark-Spotted Milkcap Lactarius atroviridisnear Garten, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Aug 9, 2025Yellow Cobweb Xenasmatella vaganear Hico, WV · 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
1,089 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,003 CC0 and 86 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.