Mushrooms in Lake County, California
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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum2 January records since 2011- Mycetinis salalis2 January records since 2011
- Psathyrella abieticola2 January records since 2011
- Cytidia stereoides2 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records since 2011
Fragrant Clitocybe Clitocybe fragrans2 January records since 2011
Pholiota foedata2 January records since 2011
Mauve Bonnet Mycena meliigena2 January records since 2011- Psathyrella umbrosa2 January records since 2011
Simocybe haustellaris2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura2 February records since 2011
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 February records since 2011
Steccherinum fimbriatum2 February records since 2011
Floccularia albolanaripes2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 March records since 2011
California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens2 March records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 April records since 2011
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Brownlegged Bell Galerina badipes2 November records since 2011
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens3 December records since 2011
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 December records since 2011- Stereum ochraceoflavum2 December records since 2011
- Phlebia acerina2 December records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mycetinis salalis | 2 |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | Psathyrella abieticola | 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: Jan, Dec, Nov.
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.
- 1
Sep 29, 2026Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsoniiin Mendocino National Forest, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Apr 26, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Cobb, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Apr 24, 2026Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutumin Highland Springs Recreation Area, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 31, 2026Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutumnear Clearlake, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 26, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Upper Lake, CA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 25, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Upper Lake, CA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 25, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Upper Lake, CA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Mar 8, 2026Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutumnear Middletown, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Feb 16, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Lucerne, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jan 2, 2026California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascensnear Lucerne, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
192 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 38 CC0 and 154 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.