Mushrooms in Mercer 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 June records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 June records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 June records across all years
Xerocomellus truncatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 July records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 July records across all years
Leccinum longicurvipes2 July records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 August records across all years
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 August records across all years
Marasmius fulvoferrugineus2 August records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 August records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 August records across all years
Inkstain Bolete Cyanoboletus pulverulentus2 August records across all years
Lactifluus glaucescens2 August records across all years
Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatum2 August records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records across all years
Lactifluus subvellereus2 August records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 August records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 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 | 3 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 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, 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 9 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
Oct 17, 2024Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Princeton, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jun 29, 2024Hymenopellis limonisporanear Ghent, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 29, 2024Coprinellus aquatilisnear Ghent, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jun 29, 2024Cross-Veined Troop Mushroom Xeromphalina kauffmaniinear Ghent, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jun 29, 2024Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatumnear Ghent, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 28, 2024Crucibulum parvulumin Camp Creek State Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jun 28, 2024Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia diffissanear Lashmeet, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jun 28, 2024Psathyrella pronanear Lashmeet, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 28, 2024Gymnopus polyphyllusnear Lashmeet, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
369 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 334 CC0 and 35 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.