Mushrooms in Pocahontas 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:
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 June records across all years
Gymnopus subsulphureus2 June records across all years
Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Red-And-Black Russula Russula dissimulans2 June records across all years
Painted Suillus Suillus spraguei2 June records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 June records across all years
Strigose-Stemmed Bolete Boletus subvelutipes2 June records across all years
Collybiopsis subnuda2 June records across all years
Umbrella Polypore Polyporus umbellatus2 June records across all years
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana2 June records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Pick-A-Back Toadstool Asterophora lycoperdoides3 July records since 2011
Firm Russula Russula compacta2 July records since 2011
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 July records since 2011
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 July records since 2011
Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betula2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Russula sordida4 August records across all years
Gray Milkcap Lactarius griseus3 August records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 August records across all years
Russula granulata3 August records across all years
Modest Russula Russula modesta3 August records across all years
Russula foetentula3 August records across all years
Birch Brittlegill Russula betularum3 August records across all years
Copper Brittlegill Russula decolorans2 August records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 August records across all years
Blackening Russula Russula albonigra2 August records across all years
Scarlet Hood Hygrocybe coccinea2 August records across all years
Clustered Toughshank Collybiopsis confluens2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Russula granulata4 September records across all years
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis4 September records across all years
Burnt-Sugar Milky Lactarius helvus3 September records across all years
Almond-Scented Russula Russula fragrantissima2 September records across all years
Orange Knight Tricholoma aurantium2 September records across all years
Russula crassotunicata2 September records across all years
Pholiota malicola2 September records across all years- Russula sordida2 September records across all years
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 September records across all years
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 September records across all years- Lactarius theiogalus2 September records across all years
Angel's Wings Pleurocybella porrigens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Leratiomyces squamosus3 October records across all years
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records across all years
Brown-Staining Cheese Polypore Fuscopostia fragilis2 October records across all years
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa2 October records across all years
Bear's Head Tooth Hericium americanum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records since 2011
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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.
- 1Jul 19, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 19, 2026Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus raveneliinear Hillsboro, WV (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jul 19, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jul 19, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiinear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jul 18, 2026Yellow Unicorn Entoloma Entoloma murrayinear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jul 18, 2026Inocybe tahquamenonensisnear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jul 17, 2026Callistosporium pseudofelleumnear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jul 17, 2026Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescensnear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jul 17, 2026American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksoniinear Hillsboro, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jun 2, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
807 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 714 CC0 and 93 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.