Mushrooms in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,088mushroom records
397species recorded
Maybusiest month
2,088 records since 1886 (760 in the last 10 years)
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:
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus17 January records since 2011
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans5 January records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii4 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 January records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 January records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica2 January records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus12 February records since 2011
- Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans7 February records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 February records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 February records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 February records since 2011
- Waitea circinata2 February records since 2011
Heterobasidion irregulare2 February records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 February records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 February records since 2011
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 February records since 2011- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 February records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatum7 March records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme6 March records across all years
Anthracophyllum lateritium6 March records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa5 March records across all years
Auricularia fuscosuccinea5 March records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae4 March records across all years
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 March records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus3 March records across all years
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans3 March records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa3 March records across all years
Climacodon pulcherrimus3 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 April records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 April records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus6 April records since 2011
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus4 April records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides3 April records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 April records since 2011
Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubens2 April records since 2011- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 April records since 2011
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 April records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 April records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus16 May records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa10 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 May records since 2011
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus8 May records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus5 May records since 2011- Aspidella hesleri4 May records since 2011
Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui4 May records since 2011- Panus neostrigosus4 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 May records since 2011- Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans3 May records since 2011
Nigroporus vinosus3 May records since 2011- Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 June records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 June records since 2011
- Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui5 June records since 2011
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus5 June records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 June records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 June records since 2011
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor2 June records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 June records since 2011- Aspidella hesleri2 June records since 2011
Microporellus dealbatus2 June records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 June records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 July records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 July records since 2011
- Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus6 July records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 July records since 2011
- Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui4 July records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii4 July records since 2011- Nigroporus vinosus3 July records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 July records since 2011
Gymnopus iocephalus2 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 July records since 2011
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 August records since 2011
- Aspidella hesleri3 August records since 2011
False Caesar's Mushroom Amanita parcivolvata3 August records since 2011
Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosiceps3 August records since 2011- Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui3 August records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 August records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 August records since 2011- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 August records since 2011
Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripes2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Aspidella hesleri5 September records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus5 September records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 September records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii4 September records since 2011
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus4 September records since 2011
Phanerodontia chrysosporium3 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 September records since 2011
Black-Staining Polypore Meripilus giganteus2 September records since 2011
Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycina2 September records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 October records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records since 2011
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum3 October records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 October records since 2011
Parasols Macrolepiota macilenta2 October records since 2011
Pulveroboletus curtisii2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa6 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pseudotrichaptum laricinum2 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 November records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 November records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 November records since 2011- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 November records since 2011
- Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 December records since 2011
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 December records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum8 December records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus7 December records since 2011
- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina6 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records since 2011
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum3 December records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 December records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa3 December records since 2011- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 December records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 December records since 2011
- Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis3 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | |
| 2 | 51 | |
| 3 | 49 | |
| 4 | 39 | |
| 5 | 38 | |
| 6 | 34 | |
| 7 | 27 | |
| 8 | 27 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
| 10 | 26 | |
| 11 | 22 | |
| 12 | 21 | |
| 13 | 19 | |
| 14 | 18 | |
| 15 | 17 |
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: May, Dec, 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.
- 1Aug 8, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 27, 2026Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculusnear Oak Hills Place, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 24, 2026Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculusnear Prairieville, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 6, 2026Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouinear Baton Rouge, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jun 2, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Baton Rouge, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6May 30, 2026Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouiin Frenchtown Road Conservation Area, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 30, 2026Nigroporus vinosusin Kendalwood Road Park, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 30, 2026Climacodon pulcherrimusin Frenchtown Road Conservation Area, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 19, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Prairieville, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Apr 26, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Kendalwood Road Park, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
2,088 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,026 CC0 and 1,062 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.