Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
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FungiIn Geauga County, Ohio

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.

Fly Agaric in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Genus
Amanita
Near Geauga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (35)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (47)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Fly Agaric by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Geauga County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Geauga County · records of all species each week, 18,220 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Fly Agaric in Geauga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fly AgaricYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100092
Jan 11–170020
Jan 18–240017
Jan 25–310070
Feb 1–70024
Feb 8–140028
Feb 15–210064
Feb 22–280024
Mar 1–70046
Mar 8–140036
Mar 15–210071
Mar 22–280071
Mar 29 – Apr 400165
Apr 5–1100168
Apr 12–1800279
Apr 19–2500375
Apr 26 – May 200491
May 3–900571
May 10–1600554
May 17–2300638
May 24–3011735
May 31 – Jun 600688
Jun 7–1300844
Jun 14–2011701
Jun 21–2700791
Jun 28 – Jul 411699
Jul 5–1100824
Jul 12–1800712
Jul 19–2500738
Jul 26 – Aug 100811
Aug 2–800730
Aug 9–1500859
Aug 16–2200600
Aug 23–2911715
Aug 30 – Sep 500713
Sep 6–1211619
Sep 13–1951437
Sep 20–2611388
Sep 27 – Oct 322331
Oct 4–1043258
Oct 11–1731281
Oct 18–2421239
Oct 25–3100187
Nov 1–71163
Nov 8–1411106
Nov 15–211158
Nov 22–280025
Nov 29 – Dec 50042
Dec 6–120053
Dec 13–190049
Dec 20–260029
Dec 27 – Jan 20091

In Ohio

Late May to early November, middle week Oct 4–10

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 595 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 321 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Fly Agaric in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fly AgaricYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–234257,698
May 24–3010454,651
May 31 – Jun 620853,099
Jun 7–1313753,700
Jun 14–206256,625
Jun 21–273355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 48458,477
Jul 5–115361,336
Jul 12–182164,722
Jul 19–255169,753
Jul 26 – Aug 12159,416
Aug 2–83259,712
Aug 9–151155,994
Aug 16–225154,328
Aug 23–2911251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56257,167
Sep 6–128359,075
Sep 13–1922454,543
Sep 20–2653745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 359843,180
Oct 4–1065937,841
Oct 11–1784930,824
Oct 18–2457621,156
Oct 25–3148819,021
Nov 1–750814,172
Nov 8–1430612,621
Nov 15–21737,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5326,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconiaOften confused in Ohio: 76 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubensOften confused in Ohio: 57 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Great Funnel-Veil Amanita Amanita velatipesOften confused in Ohio: 46 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • blusher Amanita rubescensOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvataOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed49%49%
Forest35%31%
Farmland14%11%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Wetland0.6%5%
Open water0.3%3%

From 314 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

595 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.