Ringless Honey Mushroom (Desarmillaria caespitosa)
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FungiIn Warren County, Ohio

Ringless Honey Mushroom

Desarmillaria caespitosa (Berk.) Antonín, J.E. Stewart & Medel

Ringless Honey Mushroom in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Genus
Desarmillaria
Near Warren County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 9 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (19)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (54)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (9)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Ringless Honey Mushroom by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County161 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County28 · Season shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County127 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County24 · Season shown
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County85 · Recorded, season not shown
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County39 · Season shown
Lucas County20 · Season shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning County29 · Season shown
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County22 · 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County99 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County29 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

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

Season

When it is recorded

In Warren County

Early August to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Warren County · records of all species each week, 16,872 in all

Records per week from 29 records in 6 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 20 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Ringless Honey Mushroom in Warren County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ringless Honey MushroomYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000108
Jan 11–170029
Jan 18–240028
Jan 25–310037
Feb 1–70023
Feb 8–140038
Feb 15–210066
Feb 22–280065
Mar 1–70053
Mar 8–140070
Mar 15–2100116
Mar 22–2800117
Mar 29 – Apr 400396
Apr 5–1100254
Apr 12–1800324
Apr 19–2500336
Apr 26 – May 200539
May 3–900323
May 10–1600423
May 17–2300420
May 24–3000378
May 31 – Jun 600696
Jun 7–1300759
Jun 14–2000727
Jun 21–2700558
Jun 28 – Jul 400552
Jul 5–1100695
Jul 12–1800643
Jul 19–2511564
Jul 26 – Aug 111530
Aug 2–800491
Aug 9–1511720
Aug 16–2200565
Aug 23–2932534
Aug 30 – Sep 5103719
Sep 6–1231619
Sep 13–1951584
Sep 20–2611390
Sep 27 – Oct 311403
Oct 4–1011264
Oct 11–1721277
Oct 18–2400266
Oct 25–3100204
Nov 1–700159
Nov 8–1400141
Nov 15–210078
Nov 22–2800220
Nov 29 – Dec 50053
Dec 6–120058
Dec 13–190045
Dec 20–260075
Dec 27 – Jan 200140

In Ohio

Mid-July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12

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

Records per week from 1,356 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 368 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Ringless Honey Mushroom in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ringless Honey MushroomYears 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 17–231157,698
May 24–303254,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–134353,700
Jun 14–202156,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 43258,477
Jul 5–1114361,336
Jul 12–1832564,722
Jul 19–2515569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 19659,416
Aug 2–83359,712
Aug 9–1536555,994
Aug 16–2276554,328
Aug 23–29150751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5236957,167
Sep 6–12187759,075
Sep 13–19222754,543
Sep 20–26151845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 386743,180
Oct 4–1034937,841
Oct 11–1751630,824
Oct 18–2423521,156
Oct 25–3111419,021
Nov 1–76314,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
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

  • Honey Mushroom Armillaria melleaOften confused in Ohio: 42 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern American jack-o'-lantern Omphalotus illudensOften confused in Ohio: 29 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusOften confused in Ohio: 19 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Luxury Caps Collybiopsis luxurians40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • hen of the woods Grifola frondosa31 identifications worldwide 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: no record

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

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Forest40%31%
Wetland3%5%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Open water0.2%3%

From 880 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Warren County result

29 records from 1 dataset.

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.