Mushrooms in Tulare 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:
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 January records since 2011
Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2 January records since 2011
California Jack O' Lantern Omphalotus olivascens2 January records since 2011
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus3 March records across all years
- Resinoporia ladiana2 March records across all years
Weeping Toothcrust Dacryobolus sudans2 March records across all years- Ceriporia manzanitae2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus4 April records since 2011
Western Giant Puffball Calvatia booniana2 April records since 2011- Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 April records since 2011
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus11 June records across all years
Sculpted Puffball Calvatia sculpta4 June records across all years
Sculptured Puffball Calbovista subsculpta3 June records across all years
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Giant Lentinus Neolentinus ponderosus6 July records since 2011
Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola6 July records since 2011
Brownlegged Bell Galerina badipes4 July records since 2011- Cortinarius saniosus4 July records since 2011
- Hebeloma alpinicola2 July records since 2011
- Inocybe phaeocystidiosa2 July records since 2011
Pluteus brunneidiscus2 July records since 2011
Cortinarius thiersii2 July records since 2011- Inocybe bufonia2 July records since 2011
- Inocybe involuta2 July records since 2011
- Inocybe paragiacomi2 July records since 2011
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola4 August records since 2011
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus3 August records since 2011- Inocybe paragiacomi2 August records since 2011
- Cortinarius nettieae2 August records since 2011
Onnia subtriquetra2 August records since 2011- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites15 September records across all years- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus4 September records across all years
Baker's Shanklet Collybia bakerensis2 September records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 September records across all years
Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosum2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes4 October records since 2011- Fayodia bisphaerigera3 October records since 2011
- Clavariadelphus mucronatus3 October records since 2011
Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii3 October records since 2011
Smoky Dapperling Leucoagaricus barssii2 October records since 2011
Hebeloma hiemale2 October records since 2011- Galerina stylifera2 October records since 2011
Cracked-Cap Bolete Xerocomellus diffractus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus6 November records since 2011
- Phlegmacium calyptratum2 November records since 2011
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 November records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2 November records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 November records since 2011
Small Moss Oysterling Arrhenia retiruga2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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: Oct, Jul, Sep.
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.
- 1Jul 21, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolain Tulare County, CA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 13, 2026Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Sequoia National Park, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jul 7, 2026Spring King Boletus rex-verisin Inyo National Forest, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 6, 2026Spring King Boletus rex-verisin Inyo National Forest, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 21, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusin Sequoia National Park, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 10, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusin Tulare County, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 25, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Three Rivers, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Mar 19, 2026Western American Destroying Angel Amanita ocreataon Bureau of Land Management land, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Mar 10, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Springville, CA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Jan 14, 2026Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubansin Sequoia National Park, CA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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471 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 130 CC0 and 341 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.