Mushrooms in Valley 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Melanoleuca graminicola4 June records across all years
Arched Woodwax Hygrophorus camarophyllus3 June records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura3 June records across all years
Ramaria magnipes3 June records across all years- Pholiota vernalis2 June records across all years
Phlegmacium glaucopus2 June records across all years
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum2 June records across all years
Giant Lentinus Neolentinus ponderosus2 June records across all years- Multiclavula corynoides2 June records across all years
Cortinarius ahsii2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera5 July records across all years
Blushing Beard Truffle Rhizopogon roseolus5 July records across all years
Inocybe leptophylla3 July records across all years- Phaeoclavulina mutabilis3 July records across all years
Conifer Webcap Cortinarius gentilis2 July records across all years
Lentil Shanklet Collybia tuberosa2 July records across all years
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2 July records across all years
Brown Goblet Arrhenia epichysium2 July records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 July records across all years
Small-Warted Mountain Puffball Lycoperdon subcretaceum2 July records across all years
Rosy Larch Bolete Suillus ochraceoroseus2 July records across all years
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Rhizopogon subcaerulescens8 August records across all years
- Rhizopogon subcitrinus7 August records across all years
- White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla7 August records across all years
- Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera6 August records across all years
- Rhizopogon subcroceus5 August records across all years
Bitter Beech Bolete Caloboletus calopus4 August records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes4 August records across all years
Copper-Top Leccinum aurantiacum4 August records across all years
Gastroboletus turbinatus4 August records across all years
Mountain Butter Bolete Butyriboletus abieticola4 August records across all years
Inocybe dulcamara4 August records across all years
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Rosy Larch Bolete Suillus ochraceoroseus9 September records across all years
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria8 September records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes7 September records across all years
Shield Dapperling Lepiota clypeolaria5 September records across all years
Slimy Spike Gomphidius glutinosus4 September records across all years
Ramaria cystidiophora4 September records across all years
The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatus4 September records across all years
Cluster Cap Connopus acervatus4 September records across all years
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus4 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum4 September records across all years- Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera4 September records across all years
False Yellowfoot Chrysomphalina chrysophylla3 September records across all years
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 | 17 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | Rhizopogon subcitrinus | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 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, Aug, Jul.
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.
- 1Aug 2, 2026Loreleia marchantiaein Valley County, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 2, 2025Rainbow Chanterelle Cantharellus roseocanusnear McCall, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Aug 6, 2025Loreleia marchantiaein Valley County, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jun 29, 2025Stuntz's Great Ringless Amanita Amanita pachycoleain Ponderosa State Park, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jun 26, 2025Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear McCall, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Oct 8, 2024Bear's Head Hericium abietisin Valley County, ID (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 21, 2024Chestnut Mushroom Pholiota adiposanear Smiths Ferry, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 4, 2024Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatusin Payette National Forest, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 15, 2024Lactarius badiosanguineusin Payette National Forest, ID · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Aug 1, 2024Orange Rough-Cap Tooth Hydnellum aurantiacumnear McCall, ID · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
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How we built this page
1,030 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 952 CC0 and 78 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.