Mushrooms in Modoc 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.
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.
Usually recorded in May here:
Tephrocybe anthracophila2 May records since 2011- Tricholoma vernaticum2 May records since 2011
- Tyromyces leucospongius2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Floccularia albolanaripes2 June records since 2011- Hygrophorus caeruleus2 June records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 June records since 2011
California Flat-Top Agaricus Agaricus deardorffensis2 June records since 2011
Pseudoomphalina angelesiana2 June records since 2011- Inocybe chelanensis2 June records since 2011
- Arrhenia obscurata2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Entoloma edulis4 July records since 2011
Little Cone Bell Entoloma holoconiotum2 July records since 2011
Small-Warted Mountain Puffball Lycoperdon subcretaceum2 July records since 2011
Saffron Webcap Cortinarius croceus2 July records since 2011
Cortinarius thiersii2 July records since 2011- Cortinarius pallidostriatus2 July records since 2011
- Crepidotus lanuginosus2 July records since 2011
Tricholoma moseri2 July records since 2011
Cortinarius ahsii2 July records since 2011- Coprinopsis sclerotiorum2 July records since 2011
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.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Hygrophorus caeruleus | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | Tricholoma vernaticum | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | Inocybe chelanensis | 2 |
| 15 | Cortinarius pallidostriatus | 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: Jun, Jul, May.
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 8 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
Jun 23, 2025Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialisnear Cedarville, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 12, 2025Wintergreen Snowmelt Pholiota Pholiota nubigenanear Lake City, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jul 9, 2023Cortinarius pallidostriatusin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
- 4Jul 9, 2023Cortinarius ahsiiin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
- 5Jul 9, 2023Saffron Webcap Cortinarius croceusin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
- 6Jul 9, 2023Cortinarius thiersiiin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
- 7Jul 9, 2023Entoloma edulisin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
- 8Jul 9, 2023Little Cone Bell Entoloma holoconiotumin or near Modoc National Forest, CA · museum/herbarium specimen (California State University, East Bay) · original record
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How we built this page
160 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 27 CC0 and 133 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.