Mushrooms in Latah County, Idaho
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.
Usually recorded in April here:
Laurilia sulcata3 April records across all years
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 April records across all years- Clavaria murina2 April records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Dacryobolus karstenii4 June records across all years- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus4 June records across all years
Brown Stringy Trunk Rot Echinodontium tinctorium2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Perenniporia unita2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus3 August records across all years
- Laurilia sulcata2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes5 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 September records across all years
Grass Oysterling Crepidotus epibryus3 September records across all years
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades3 September records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 September records across all years
Ochre Club Clavariadelphus ligula2 September records across all years
American Slippery Jack Suillus americanus2 September records across all years
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 September records across all years- Trechispora candidissima2 September records across all years
Round Puffball Bovista pila2 September records across all years
Angel's Wings Pleurocybella porrigens2 September records across all years- Suillus amabilis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum11 October records across all years
Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes6 October records across all years
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea5 October records across all years
Purple Edge Bonnet Mycena purpureofusca4 October records across all years- Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida4 October records across all years
- Mycena epipterygioides3 October records across all years
- Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes3 October records across all years
Green-Staining Coral Mushroom Phaeoclavulina abietina3 October records across all years- Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei3 October records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 October records across all years- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus3 October records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Phellinopsis overholtsii2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 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, Sep, 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 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.
- 1Mar 24, 2025Brown Stringy Trunk Rot Echinodontium tinctoriumnear Moscow, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Dec 21, 2024Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Juliaetta, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 22, 2024Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Viola, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Oct 22, 2023Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubansnear Moscow, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Apr 29, 2023Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Latah County, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jan 5, 2023Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Moscow, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Oct 8, 2022Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolain St. Joe National Forest, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Jun 5, 2022Floccularia albolanaripesnear Viola, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Oct 24, 2021Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Deary, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 24, 2021False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiacanear Deary, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
320 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 293 CC0 and 27 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.