Mushrooms in LaPorte County, Indiana
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:
- Clitocybe elephantina2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor9 August records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 August records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor5 August records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 August records across all years- Poronidulus conchifer3 August records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 August records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor8 September records across all years
- Poronidulus conchifer5 September records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 September records across all years
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 September records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 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 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | Clitocybe elephantina | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 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: Aug, Sep, 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 9 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 4, 2026Vitreoporus dichrousnear Kingsbury, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jun 27, 2026Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitziinear Michigan City, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 7, 2025American Slippery Jack Suillus americanusnear Pottawattamie Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 7, 2025Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisnear Pottawattamie Park, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 8, 2024Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear Michigan City, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 19, 2023Walnut Mycena Mycena croceanear Fish Lake, IN (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 9, 2023Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Michigan City, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Sep 9, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Michigan City, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Sep 9, 2023Protohydnum albumnear Michigan City, IN · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
130 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 107 CC0 and 23 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.