Mushrooms in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
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.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta18 October records across all years
Phlebiopsis gigantea12 October records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune11 October records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea10 October records across all years- Antrodia albida9 October records across all years
- Pilatoporus palustris8 October records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 October records across all years- Hydnoporia fuscescens6 October records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 October records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea4 October records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum4 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 | 20 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 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, Mar, May.
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.
- 11937-01Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record
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Apr 2, 1933Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (BPI) · original record - 3Oct 5, 1921Pappia fissilisnear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record
- 4Mar 20, 1918Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutumnear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record
- 5Oct 18, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 6Oct 18, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (WIS) · original record
- 7Oct 18, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (FLAS) · original record
- 8Oct 18, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
- 9Oct 18, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Shreveport, LA (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (CUP) · original record
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How we built this page
136 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 126 CC0 and 10 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.