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Mushrooms in Los Angeles County, California
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,839mushroom records
554species recorded
Febbusiest month
3,839 records since 1889 (2,813 in the last 10 years)
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:
Chip Cherries Leratiomyces ceres27 January records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda27 January records since 2011
California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens26 January records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans17 January records since 2011
Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus15 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune13 January records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus11 January records since 2011
Golden Milk Cap Lactarius alnicola9 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia9 January records since 2011
Pleated Marasmius Marasmius plicatulus9 January records since 2011
Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosus8 January records since 2011
Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii8 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune20 February records since 2011
- Chip Cherries Leratiomyces ceres17 February records since 2011
- Golden Milk Cap Lactarius alnicola16 February records since 2011
- Wood Blewit Lepista nuda15 February records since 2011
- California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens13 February records since 2011
- Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus12 February records since 2011
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum12 February records since 2011- Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans12 February records since 2011
- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus11 February records since 2011
- Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosus11 February records since 2011
Rufous Candy Cap Lactarius rufulus8 February records since 2011- Pleated Marasmius Marasmius plicatulus8 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune19 March records since 2011
- Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosus17 March records since 2011
- Chip Cherries Leratiomyces ceres13 March records since 2011
- California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens12 March records since 2011
- Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans12 March records since 2011
- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus9 March records since 2011
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum8 March records since 2011
- Wood Blewit Lepista nuda8 March records since 2011
Western American Destroying Angel Amanita ocreata7 March records since 2011
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades7 March records since 2011- Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus7 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 April records since 2011
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala10 April records since 2011
Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria9 April records since 2011
Field Bird's Nest Cyathus olla5 April records since 2011
Mountain Brownie Deconica montana5 April records since 2011- Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades4 April records since 2011
Gasteroid Agaricus Agaricus deserticola4 April records since 2011
Brown Parasol Chlorophyllum brunneum4 April records since 2011- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum4 April records since 2011
- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus3 April records since 2011
- Clitocybe bresadolana3 April records since 2011
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala8 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites6 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 May records since 2011
- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus5 May records since 2011
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 May records since 2011
- Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria4 May records since 2011
- Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades3 May records since 2011
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii3 May records since 2011
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin3 May records since 2011- Mallocybe tomentella2 May records since 2011
- Psathyrella longicauda2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites11 June records since 2011
- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala8 June records since 2011
- Entoloma leucocarpum3 June records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 June records since 2011- Gasteroid Agaricus Agaricus deserticola3 June records since 2011
- Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria3 June records since 2011
Ganoderma polychromum3 June records since 2011
Netted Fieldcap Bolbitius reticulatus2 June records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 June records since 2011
- Conocybe turkestanica2 June records since 2011
- Calyptella capula2 June records since 2011
- Typhula crassipes2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites16 July records since 2011
- Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria9 July records since 2011
- Ganoderma polychromum9 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 July records since 2011
- Antrodia gossypium2 July records since 2011
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 July records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 July records since 2011- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 July records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 July records since 2011
Banded Mottlegill Panaeolus cinctulus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites36 August records since 2011
- Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii6 August records since 2011
- Milky Conecap Conocybe apala5 August records since 2011
- Ganoderma polychromum3 August records since 2011
Sandy Stilt Puffball Battarrea phalloides3 August records since 2011
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 August records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites46 September records since 2011
- Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii23 September records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii8 September records since 2011
- Ganoderma polychromum3 September records since 2011
Suillus pseudobrevipes2 September records since 2011- Pluteus keselakii2 September records since 2011
- Neoantrodia flavimontis2 September records since 2011
Ash Cap Myxomphalia maura2 September records since 2011- Netted Fieldcap Bolbitius reticulatus2 September records since 2011
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum2 September records since 2011- Gasteroid Agaricus Agaricus deserticola2 September records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites26 October records since 2011
- Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii13 October records since 2011
- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus9 October records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii5 October records since 2011
- Ganoderma polychromum4 October records since 2011
Smoky Dapperling Leucoagaricus barssii4 October records since 2011
Leucocoprinus leucothites4 October records since 2011
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus3 October records since 2011- Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Oak-Loving Bolete Xerocomellus dryophilus2 October records since 2011- Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii11 November records since 2011
- California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens7 November records since 2011
- Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans6 November records since 2011
Death Cap Amanita phalloides5 November records since 2011
Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus5 November records since 2011- Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus5 November records since 2011
- Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus4 November records since 2011
- Golden Milk Cap Lactarius alnicola4 November records since 2011
- Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis4 November records since 2011
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum4 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 November records since 2011- Chip Cherries Leratiomyces ceres3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens15 December records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea13 December records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune12 December records since 2011
- Chip Cherries Leratiomyces ceres11 December records since 2011
- Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus7 December records since 2011
- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum7 December records since 2011
- Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans6 December records since 2011
- Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus6 December records since 2011
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 December records since 2011
- Tricholoma fracticum5 December records since 2011
Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani5 December records since 2011- Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis4 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 148 | |
| 2 | 102 | |
| 3 | 81 | |
| 4 | 75 | |
| 5 | 68 | |
| 6 | 66 | |
| 7 | 60 | |
| 8 | 56 | |
| 9 | 55 | |
| 10 | 52 | |
| 11 | 48 | |
| 12 | 48 | |
| 13 | 42 | |
| 14 | 39 | |
| 15 | 37 |
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: Feb, Jan, Mar.
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.
- 1Oct 1, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Pasadena, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 26, 2026Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsoniinear Avalon, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 16, 2026Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Ladera Heights, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 13, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Glendale, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 12, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Pasadena, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 9, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear La Verne, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 7, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Pasadena, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 7, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Santa Monica, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 7, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Burbank, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 7, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiiin Polliwog Park, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
3,839 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,587 CC0 and 2,252 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.