Mushrooms in Story 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Confluent Radulomyces Radulomyces confluens2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus8 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus4 May records across all years
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records across all years- Chlorophyllum morganii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme3 September records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus3 October records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 October records across all years
Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea2 October records across all years
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records across all years
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 | 10 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Oct.
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.
- 1May 12, 2026Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Ames, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
May 9, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Ames, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Apr 27, 2026Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceusnear Ames, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Feb 28, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Christiansen Forest Preserve, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Feb 28, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Christiansen Forest Preserve, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Feb 28, 2026Late Fall Polypore Ischnoderma resinosumin Christiansen Forest Preserve, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Feb 28, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Christiansen Forest Preserve, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Feb 28, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Huxley, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Feb 28, 2026Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Christiansen Forest Preserve, IA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
173 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 141 CC0 and 32 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.