Mushrooms in Monongalia 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Vanderbylia robiniophila3 January records across all years
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 March records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 March records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Dendrothele candida4 April records across all years- Dendrothele macrodens3 April records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris2 May records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum2 May records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 May records across all years
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Russula flavisiccans3 July records across all years
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa3 July records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus3 July records across all years
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 July records across all years
Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 July records across all years
Curry Bolete Boletus sensibilis2 July records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 July records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 July records across all years
Candy Apple Waxy Cap Hygrocybe cuspidata2 July records across all years
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 July records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 August records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens3 August records across all years
Beveled-Cap Bolete Tylopilus badiceps2 August records across all years
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 August records across all years
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2 August records across all years
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 August records across all years
Phellinus viticola2 August records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 August records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records across all years
Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabunda2 September records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 September records across all years
Phellinus robiniae2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records since 2011
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 October records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 October records since 2011
Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandii2 October records since 2011- Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudens2 October records since 2011
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus4 November records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Tyromyces lacteus2 December records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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: Jul, Aug, 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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 4, 2026Asian Beauty Radulomyces copelandiinear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 4, 2026Jack O Lantern Omphalotus illudensnear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 13, 2026Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatusnear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Sep 4, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 27, 2026Purple-Edged Lute Callistosporium purpureomarginatumnear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 16, 2026Violet-Gray Bolete Tylopilus violatinctusnear Cheat Lake, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Aug 15, 2026Lavender Baeospora Baeospora myriadophyllanear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 10, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Morgantown, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 9, 2026Fistulina americanain Core Arboretum, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
547 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 394 CC0 and 153 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.