Mushrooms in Greenbrier County, West 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 February records across all years
Too few past records in March here to list species.
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:
European Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia platyphylla2 June records across all years
Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellus2 June records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Almond-Scented Russula Russula fragrantissima4 August records across all years
Pinkmottle Woodwax Hygrophorus russula3 August records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 August records across all years
Lactarius subplinthogalus2 August records across all years
Lactarius subpurpureus2 August records across all years
Brown-Staining Cheese Polypore Fuscopostia fragilis2 August records across all years
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus2 August records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 August records across all years
Russula ochroleucoides2 August records across all years
Russula ballouii2 August records across all years
American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella Amanita abrupta2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | Entoloma grande | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Sep.
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.
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Jul 19, 2026Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipesnear Falling Spring, WV (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jul 15, 2026Fistulina americananear Lewisburg, WV (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jun 23, 2026False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatanear Lewisburg, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 12, 2022Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumnear White Sulphur Springs, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jun 11, 2022Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioidesnear White Sulphur Springs, WV (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
May 28, 2022Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Greenbrier State Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jun 13, 2021False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear White Sulphur Springs, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jun 29, 2020Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisin Greenbrier County, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Sep 2, 2018False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvatain Greenbrier State Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jun 27, 2018Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe cantharellusnear Falling Spring, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
437 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 423 CC0 and 14 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.