Mushrooms in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
567mushroom records
230species recorded
Augbusiest month
567 records since 1833 (61 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:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years
Peniophora cinerea2 January records across all years
Auricularia fuscosuccinea2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Tropicoporus melleoporus3 February records across all years
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum2 February records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 February records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 February records across all years
Laxitextum bicolor2 February records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Peniophora cinerea5 March records across all years
Meruliopsis taxicola2 March records across all years- Dendrothele microspora2 March records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Phlebiopsis flavidoalba2 April records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 April records across all years- Ceriporia violacea2 April records across all years
Trechispora farinacea2 April records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 April records across all years
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Dendrothele nivosa3 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Corm Dry Rot Rigidoporus vinctus2 June records across all years
- Auricularia fuscosuccinea2 June records across all years
Fungi Agroathelia rolfsii2 June records across all years- Russula luteispora2 June records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Xylodon flaviporus3 July records across all years
Inocutis ludoviciana3 July records across all years- Rigidoporus microporus3 July records across all years
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 July records across all years- Lactocollybia epia2 July records across all years
Tulostoma striatum2 July records across all years
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 July records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records across all years- Hymenochaete odontoides2 July records across all years
- Rigidoporus lineatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Aschersonia cubensis4 August records across all years
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 August records across all years- Fomitella supina3 August records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens3 August records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 August records across all years
Microporellus obovatus3 August records across all years- Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 August records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 August records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 August records across all years- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records across all years
- Peniophora cinerea2 August records across all years
- Dendrothele nivosa2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus6 September records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides3 September records across all years- Pluteus deliquescens2 September records across all years
- Pluteus lepiotiformis2 September records across all years
- Gymnopus flavescens2 September records across all years
- Mycena translucentipes2 September records across all years
- Grisette Amanita vaginata2 September records across all years
- Dendrothele nivosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 October records across all years
Peniophora violaceolivida3 October records across all years- Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 October records across all years
- Grisette Amanita vaginata2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Phlebiopsis flavidoalba16 November records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum7 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum7 November records across all years- Fuscoporia torulosa4 November records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 December records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum3 December records across all years- Fuscoporia licnoides3 December records across all years
- Cubamyces lactineus3 December records across all years
- Inocutis ludoviciana2 December records across all years
- Trametes pavonia2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 18 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | Lactocollybia epia | 6 |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
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.
- 1Jul 29, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jun 17, 2026Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 23, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 13, 2025White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinanear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jul 1, 2025False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Apr 23, 2025Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Feb 24, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Nov 27, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Nov 17, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear New Orleans, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 26, 2024Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculusnear New Orleans, 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
567 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 508 CC0 and 59 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.