Mushrooms in Kootenai County, Idaho
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
956mushroom records
329species recorded
Sepbusiest month
956 records since 1908 (30 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:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 April records across all years
Dichomitus squalens3 April records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina3 April records across all years
Crustoderma dryinum2 April records across all years- Stereophlebia tuberculata2 April records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Ramaria rasilispora7 May records across all years
Ramaria rubricarnata5 May records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina4 May records across all years
Ramaria rubripermanens2 May records across all years
Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus2 May records across all years- Ramaria marrii2 May records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records across all years
Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosa2 May records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Ramaria rasilispora30 June records across all years
Ramaria vinosimaculans16 June records across all years- Ramaria rubricarnata11 June records across all years
- Ramaria marrii9 June records across all years
Ramaria magnipes9 June records across all years- Ramaria rubripermanens8 June records across all years
- Ramaria rubrievanescens5 June records across all years
- Ramaria armeniaca2 June records across all years
- Ramaria coulterae2 June records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 June records across all years- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 June records across all years
Carnation Earthfan Thelephora caryophyllea2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris3 July records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 July records across all years- Thelephora intybacea2 July records across all years
- Ramaria rasilispora2 July records across all years
Green-Staining Coral Mushroom Phaeoclavulina abietina2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Leccinum discolor2 August records across all years
- Green-Staining Coral Mushroom Phaeoclavulina abietina2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Salmon Coral Ramaria formosa4 September records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella4 September records across all years- Russula olivina3 September records across all years
- Serried Porecrust Neoantrodia serialis3 September records across all years
Terrestrial Scalycap Pholiota terrestris3 September records across all years
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa3 September records across all years
Green-Tipped Coral Ramaria apiculata3 September records across all years
Bleeding Fairy Helmet Mycena haematopus3 September records across all years
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans3 September records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme3 September records across all years
- Hortiboletus coccyginus2 September records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Upright Coral Ramaria stricta10 October records across all years- Longspored Orange Coral Ramaria longispora5 October records across all years
- Hortiboletus coccyginus4 October records across all years
Clustered Clitocybe Lepista subconnexa4 October records across all years
Ramaria velocimutans4 October records across all years- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola4 October records across all years
- Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 October records across all years
Giant Pine Spike Chroogomphus pseudovinicolor4 October records across all years
Ramaria cystidiophora3 October records across all years- Salmon Coral Ramaria formosa3 October records across all years
Slimy Spike Gomphidius glutinosus3 October records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Blackening Slime Spike Gomphidius oregonensis3 November records across all years- Ramaria pinicola3 November records across all years
- Upright Coral Ramaria stricta3 November records across all years
- Giant Pine Spike Chroogomphus pseudovinicolor2 November records across all years
Bald Cavalier Melanoleuca melaleuca2 November records across all years
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei2 November records across all years
Brownish Chroogomphus Chroogomphus rutilus2 November records across all years
Field Bird's Nest Cyathus olla2 November records across all years
Blue-Staining Suillus Suillus caerulescens2 November records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 November records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
⚠ 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 | 40 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Ramaria marrii | 11 |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | Ramaria rubrievanescens | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | Hortiboletus coccyginus | 6 |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Sep, Oct, Jun.
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
Oct 2, 2026Rosy Slime Spike Gomphidius subroseusnear Athol, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 2, 2026Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipesnear Athol, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Dec 6, 2025Silky Pinkgill Entoloma sericeumnear Coeur d'Alene, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Nov 29, 2025Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosusnear Coeur d'Alene, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Nov 28, 2025Coppery Waxcap Hygrophorus siccipesnear Coeur d'Alene, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6May 9, 2025Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosanear Athol, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 9, 2025Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosanear Athol, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 9, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Athol, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 9, 2025Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Athol, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Sep 16, 2024Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosusnear Athol, ID (location blurred by the observer) · 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
956 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 917 CC0 and 39 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.