Mushrooms in St. Tammany 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:
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina9 January records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years- Tomentellopsis echinospora2 January records across all years
- Trechispora stevensonii2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 February records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records across all years
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa2 February records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 February records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Basidiodendron eyrei2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus2 April records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 May records across all years- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa10 June records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus6 June records across all years
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor4 June records across all years
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius3 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 June records across all years- Gymnopus neobrevipes2 June records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 June records across all years
Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui2 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records across all years
Anthracophyllum lateritium2 June records across all years
Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripes2 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Ripartitella brasiliensis2 July records across all years
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulata2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Trechispora regularis2 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records across all years
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 October records across all years
Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea9 November records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum4 November records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Laccaria vinaceobrunnea17 December records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 December records across all years- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus5 December records across all years
Laccaria trichodermophora4 December records across all years- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 December records across all years
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus3 December records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 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: Jun, Dec, Jan.
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.
- 1Apr 22, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Abita Springs, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Apr 4, 2026Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubensnear Mandeville, LA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jan 11, 2026Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Abita Springs, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Dec 28, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Nov 25, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Lacombe, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Nov 23, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Feb 7, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Madisonville, LA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jan 19, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Folsom, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jan 3, 2025Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Abita Springs, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Dec 29, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Lewisburg, LA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
506 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 435 CC0 and 71 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.