Mushrooms in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Winter Russula Russula cremoricolor2 January records since 2011
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.
Usually recorded in May here:
Blood-Red Cort Cortinarius marylandensis3 May records across all years- Cortinarius sierraensis2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani8 June records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura5 June records across all years- Ramaria concolor2 June records across all years
- Pachylepyrium carbonicola2 June records across all years
Pocket-Stalked Russula Russula cerolens2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Ramaria gracilis3 July records across all years- Phaeoclavulina argentea3 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani36 September records across all years
- Pocket-Stalked Russula Russula cerolens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani55 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Brown Patch Disease Rhizoctonia solani29 November records across all years
- Pocket-Stalked Russula Russula cerolens3 November records across all years
Auricularia fuscosuccinea2 November records across all years- Phlegmacium callimorphum2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 139 | |
| 2 | 38 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Lactifluus subgerardii | 8 |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Nov.
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 8 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.
- 1Jan 16, 2013Winter Russula Russula cremoricolorin Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record
- 2Jan 16, 2013Winter Russula Russula cremoricolorin Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record
- 3
Nov 27, 2012Bleeding Milk Cap Lactarius rubrilacteusin Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record - 4
Oct 24, 2012Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipesin Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record - 5Aug 18, 2012Pluteus oreibatusin Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record
- 6
Aug 17, 2012Pallid Bolete Imleria pallidain Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record - 7
Feb 5, 2012American Ear Fungus Auricularia americanain Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record - 8Jan 5, 2012American Ear Fungus Auricularia americanain Wabaunsee County, KS · museum/herbarium specimen (Mined from GenBank, NCBI) · original record
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How we built this page
1,274 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2 CC0 and 1,272 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.