Mushrooms in Tucker 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Orange Mycena Mycena leaiana3 May records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 May records across all years
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom Megacollybia rodmanii3 May records across all years
Xeromphalina tenuipes2 May records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae2 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Chaga Inonotus obliquus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Leccinellum luteum2 June records across all years- Amanita flavorubescens2 June records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 June records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 June records across all years
Lentinus levis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Purple-Gilled Waxy Cap Hygrocybe purpureofolia5 July records since 2011
Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanum2 July records since 2011- Galerina calyptrata2 July records since 2011
- Sistotrema raduloides2 July records since 2011
Mountain Brownie Deconica montana2 July records since 2011
Hydnum aerostatisporum2 July records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 July records since 2011- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 July records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 July records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 July records since 2011
Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum2 July records since 2011
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva12 August records since 2011- Purple-Gilled Waxy Cap Hygrocybe purpureofolia10 August records since 2011
- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia9 August records since 2011
Tulasnella aurantiaca7 August records since 2011- Salmon-Colored Entoloma Entoloma quadratum6 August records since 2011
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus6 August records since 2011
Bulbous Fibrecap Inocybe napipes5 August records since 2011- Chaga Inonotus obliquus5 August records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum5 August records since 2011
Cerulean Black Trumpet Craterellus caeruleofuscus5 August records since 2011- Mouse-Pee Pinkgill Entoloma incanum4 August records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Russula lentiginosa2 September records across all years
Rooting Polypore Polyporus radicatus2 September records across all years
Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa2 September records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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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Sep 14, 2026Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolorin Canaan Valley Resort State Park, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 4, 2026Weeping Widow Lacrymaria lacrymabundain Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 3, 2026Hen Of The Woods Grifola frondosanear Davis, WV (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 28, 2026Chrome-Footed Bolete Harrya chromipesin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 28, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Of Birch Fomitopsis betulinain Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Aug 28, 2026Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinumin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 23, 2026Cortinarius odoritraganusin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 23, 2026Pig's Ear Gomphus clavatusin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Aug 23, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulanear Harman, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 23, 2026Shaggy-Stalked Bolete Aureoboletus betulain Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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868 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 631 CC0 and 237 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.