Mushrooms in Wood 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.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 July records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 July records across all years- Crucibulum crucibuliforme2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Ceriporia spissa2 August records across all years
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi2 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.
Usually recorded in December here:
Phellinus robiniae6 December records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 December records since 2011
Byssomerulius incarnatus2 December records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 December records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 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: Jul, Sep, Aug.
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.
- 1Dec 26, 2024Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatanear Blennerhassett, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Dec 26, 2024Phellinus robiniaenear Blennerhassett, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Dec 26, 2024Phellinus robiniaenear Blennerhassett, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Dec 26, 2024Phellinus robiniaenear Blennerhassett, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Dec 26, 2024Phellinus robiniaenear Blennerhassett, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Nov 26, 2024Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarinain Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
- 8
Dec 28, 2023Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Vienna, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Dec 28, 2023Auricularia angiospermarumnear Vienna, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Dec 28, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Vienna, WV · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
243 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 216 CC0 and 27 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.