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Mushrooms in Missouri
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
3,555mushroom records
10county pages
Octbusiest month
3,555 records since 1844 (1,407 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 in this state:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor19 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 January records across all years- Acanthophysium oakesii6 January records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus6 January records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina5 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor12 February records across all years
- Funalia funalis5 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor12 March records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 March records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April in this state:
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus13 April records across all years- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor10 April records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 April records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea5 April records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis5 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune9 May records since 2011
Protohydnum album7 May records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata7 May records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 May records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus5 May records since 2011
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune13 June records across all years
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii6 June records across all years
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides5 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July in this state:
Marasmius graminum11 July records across all years
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula10 July records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 July records across all years
- Daedalea ambigua7 July records across all years
Berkeley's Polypore Bondarzewia berkeleyi6 July records across all years- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea6 July records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites6 July records across all years- Protohydnum album5 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor9 August records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa9 August records across all years- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus7 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum6 August records across all years- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites6 August records across all years
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis6 August records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii5 August records across all years- Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus5 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September in this state:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa27 September records since 2011
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus13 September records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor10 September records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus9 September records since 2011
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea8 September records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus8 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus6 September records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor23 October records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa16 October records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme9 October records since 2011- Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus6 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus6 October records since 2011
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula5 October records since 2011
Purple-And-White Deceiver Laccaria ochropurpurea5 October records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus5 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor10 November records across all years
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 November records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis6 November records across all years
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus6 November records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 November records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 November records across all years
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme5 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December in this state:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor20 December records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini13 December records across all years- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus12 December records across all years
- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus9 December records across all years
- Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus8 December records across all years
- Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme8 December records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 December records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 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.
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Aug.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (86) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 607 |
| Washington County | 184 |
| Perry County | 183 |
| Boone County | 178 |
| Texas County | 167 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 147 |
| St. Louis city | 138 |
| Wayne County | 125 |
| Saline County | 108 |
| Dent County | 108 |
| Iron County | 99 |
| Jackson County | 99 |
| Lincoln County | 88 |
| Stoddard County | 70 |
| Shannon County | 67 |
| Jefferson County | 65 |
| Crawford County | 65 |
| Franklin County | 64 |
| Carter County | 63 |
| Cape Girardeau County | 57 |
| St. Francois County | 49 |
| Johnson County | 43 |
| Greene County | 41 |
| Lafayette County | 38 |
| Camden County | 38 |
| Cole County | 38 |
| Butler County | 34 |
| Hickory County | 34 |
| Platte County | 32 |
| Phelps County | 32 |
| Chariton County | 30 |
| Pulaski County | 25 |
| St. Charles County | 22 |
| Montgomery County | 21 |
| Warren County | 18 |
| Callaway County | 16 |
| Reynolds County | 16 |
| Taney County | 14 |
| Scott County | 14 |
| Jasper County | 13 |
| Christian County | 13 |
| Benton County | 13 |
| Andrew County | 13 |
| Osage County | 12 |
| Ralls County | 12 |
| Barry County | 12 |
| Marion County | 12 |
| DeKalb County | 12 |
| Dunklin County | 11 |
| McDonald County | 11 |
| Wright County | 11 |
| Madison County | 10 |
| Miller County | 9 |
| Ripley County | 8 |
| Clay County | 8 |
| Douglas County | 8 |
| Cedar County | 8 |
| Oregon County | 7 |
| Pike County | 7 |
| Monroe County | 7 |
| Howard County | 6 |
| Newton County | 6 |
| Nodaway County | 6 |
| Laclede County | 6 |
| Cass County | 6 |
| Webster County | 6 |
| Howell County | 5 |
| Bollinger County | 5 |
| Vernon County | 5 |
| Maries County | 4 |
| Holt County | 4 |
| St. Clair County | 3 |
| Polk County | 3 |
| Clinton County | 3 |
| Linn County | 2 |
| Lewis County | 2 |
| Pettis County | 2 |
| Adair County | 2 |
| Dallas County | 2 |
| Buchanan County | 2 |
| Daviess County | 2 |
| Cooper County | 2 |
| Mercer County | 2 |
| Stone County | 2 |
| Clark County | 2 |
| Barton County | 1 |
| Moniteau County | 1 |
| Dade County | 1 |
| Audrain County | 1 |
| Mississippi County | 1 |
| Macon County | 1 |
| Ozark County | 1 |
| Gasconade County | 1 |
| Henry County | 1 |
| Putnam County | 1 |
| Grundy County | 1 |
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