Mushrooms in Kossuth County, Iowa
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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Bay Polypore Picipes badius2 February records since 2011
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.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 August records since 2011
Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Yellow Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 October records since 2011
Tricholoma albobrunneum2 October records since 2011
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda2 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 October records since 2011- Hebeloma excedens2 October records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Hairy Long Stem Marasmius Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 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: Oct, Aug, 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.
- 1
Oct 2, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Smith Lake, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 3, 2026Coral Tooth Hericium coralloidesin Devine Wildlife, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 26, 2026Hemistropharia albocrenulatain Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 16, 2026Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennisin Devine Wildlife, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 17, 2025Yellow Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteusin Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 14, 2025Coral Tooth Hericium coralloidesin Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 13, 2025Russula ameroreconditain Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 10, 2025Amanita olivaceofuscain Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 10, 2025Resinomycena rhododendriin Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 10, 2025Russula alachuanain Ambrose A. Call State Park, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
170 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 169 CC0 and 1 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.