Mushrooms in Washington 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.
Usually recorded in March here:
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta10 March records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis8 March records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 March records across all years- Panus rudis6 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 March records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea4 March records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus4 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 March records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum3 March records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 March records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- Fomitella supina3 May records across all years
Rooting Bovist Lycoperdon radicatum2 May records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous2 May records across all years
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 May records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hymenochaete odontoides2 August records across all years
Timber Mazegill Gloeophyllum trabeum2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 October records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Mar, May, Aug.
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.
- 1Jun 7, 2025Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Franklinton, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Feb 24, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Franklinton, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Feb 24, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Bogue Chitto State Park, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Feb 9, 2025Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinusnear Franklinton, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jan 12, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Franklinton, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Oct 11, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Rio, LA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Dec 7, 2023Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Varnado, LA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Nov 12, 2022Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Bogue Chitto State Park, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 29, 2020Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Bogalusa, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Dec 5, 2020Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Franklinton, LA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
186 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 164 CC0 and 22 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.