Mushrooms in St. Louis city, Missouri
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:
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes2 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus2 August records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records across all years- Lepiota naucinoides3 September records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 September records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 September records across all years- Lepiota farinosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records across all years
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lepiota naucinoides | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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: Sep, Oct, 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.
- 1
Jun 29, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jun 27, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Dec 16, 2024Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Nov 14, 2024Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Nov 6, 2024Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Oct 31, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Oct 31, 2024Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 19, 2024Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Forest Park, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 21, 2024Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusnear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 19, 2024Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanusnear St. Louis, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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138 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 106 CC0 and 32 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.