Mushrooms in Webster 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:
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 March records since 2011
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:
Blusher Amanita rubescens2 June records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata2 June records across all years
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor2 June records across all years
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Mycorrhaphium adustum2 July records across all years
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 July records across all years
Aalto's Great Ringless Amanita Amanita battarrae2 July records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa2 July records across all years
Candy Apple Waxy Cap Hygrocybe cuspidata2 July records across all years
Blackening Russula Russula adusta2 July records across all years
Clustered Brown Bolete Aureoboletus innixus2 July records across all years
American Amidella Amanita volvata2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
White Maze Polypore Trametes elegans2 August records across all years
Peck's Milky Cap Lactarius peckii2 August records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records across all years
Cantharellus cinereus2 August records across all years
Gray Milkcap Lactarius griseus2 August records across all years
Fuscoporia contigua2 August records across all years
Phellinus viticola2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes2 October records since 2011
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 | 3 | |
| 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, Jun, Jul.
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.
- 1Mar 11, 2026Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Parcoal, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Mar 11, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Parcoal, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Mar 11, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Parcoal, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 4, 2024Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilusnear Addison (Webster Springs), WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5May 26, 2024Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosanear Bergoo, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Sep 24, 2023Bearded Seamine Ripartites tricholomain Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 24, 2023Mycena subcaeruleanear Addison (Webster Springs), WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 24, 2023Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 24, 2023Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescensin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 24, 2023Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumin Monongahela National Forest, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
366 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 334 CC0 and 32 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.