Mushrooms in Ste. Genevieve County, 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 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:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus3 September records since 2011
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis3 September records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 September records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 September records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes2 September records since 2011
Pulveroboletus curtisii2 September records since 2011
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 September records since 2011
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 September records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 September records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula4 October records across all years
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora3 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 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
Mar 2, 2025Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatumin Pickle Springs Natural Area, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Oct 11, 2024Honey Fungus Armillaria melleain Pickle Springs Natural Area, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 30, 2022Bay Polypore Picipes badiusin Pickle Creek Natural Area, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 30, 2022Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Weingarten, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 30, 2022Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticusin Hawn State Park, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 30, 2022Vitreoporus dichrousnear Weingarten, MO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 30, 2022Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramisin or near Hawn State Park, MO (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record
- 8
Sep 30, 2022Cyanosporus livensin or near Hawn State Park, MO (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record - 9
Sep 30, 2022Emetic Russula Russula silvicolain or near Hawn State Park, MO (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record - 10Sep 30, 2022Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin or near Hawn State Park, MO (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record
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How we built this page
147 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 113 CC0 and 34 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.