Mushrooms in Marion 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.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 May records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescens2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 August records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 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 | 5 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 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: Aug, Jul, Oct.
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
Nov 24, 2025Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivumnear Rivesville, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 6, 2022Bay Polypore Picipes badiusnear Hundred, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 24, 2022Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioidesnear Hundred, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Aug 24, 2022Panus neostrigosusnear Mannington, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 5, 2010Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin or near Valley Falls State Park, WV (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record - 6
Aug 5, 2010Oak Mazegill Daedalea quercinain or near Valley Falls State Park, WV (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record - 7
Aug 25, 2009Gilded Bolete Aureoboletus gentilisin or near Valley Falls State Park, WV · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record - 8Aug 25, 2009Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin or near Valley Falls State Park, WV · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record
- 9
Aug 25, 2009Gerronema strombodesin or near Valley Falls State Park, WV · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record - 10Jul 15, 2008Blue-Green Cracking Russula Russula parvovirescensin or near Valley Falls State Park, WV · museum/herbarium specimen (DEWV) · original record
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How we built this page
315 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 311 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.