Mushrooms in Evangeline 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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Zelleromyces cinnabarinus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Panus rudis3 March records across all years
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 March records across all years
Lentinus levis2 March records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cerrena hydnoides2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Boletus bicolor11 July records across all years
Tylopilus ferrugineus8 July records across all years
Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosiceps7 July records across all years- Boletus erythropus6 July records across all years
Boletus variipes6 July records across all years- Panus tephroleucus6 July records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina5 July records across all years
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus5 July records across all years
Xerocomus illudens4 July records across all years
Leccinellum albellum4 July records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine4 July records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata4 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Boletus patrioticus2 September records since 2011
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
- Trametes nivosa2 November records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 November records across all years
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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: Jul, Nov, Dec.
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
Aug 2, 2025White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinain Chicot State Park District II, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 2, 2025Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyiin Chicot State Park District II, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
May 10, 2025Ganoderma resinaceumin Chicot State Park District II, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Mar 2, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 2, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jan 1, 2025Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 14, 2024Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Mar 2, 2024Lentinus levisnear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 18, 2023Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusnear Ville Platte, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 20, 2022Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusin Chicot State Park District II, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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312 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 300 CC0 and 12 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.