Mushrooms in Lake County, Montana
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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Phanerochaete carnosa4 June records across all years- Blue Wood-Clay Acanthophysellum lividocoeruleum4 June records across all years
- Geastrum fuscoglebum3 June records across all years
Panther Cap Amanita pantherina3 June records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 June records across all years
Chestnut Brittlestem Homophron spadiceum2 June records across all years
Sticky Bolete Suillus viscidus2 June records across all years- Fungi Owingsia umbellifera2 June records across all years
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei2 June records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 June records across all years
Botryobasidium subcoronatum2 June records across all years
Fawn Starweb Asterostroma cervicolor2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Geastrum fuscoglebum5 July records across all years
Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum3 July records across all years- Panther Cap Amanita pantherina3 July records across all years
Apricot Jelly Guepinia helvelloides3 July records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina3 July records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 July records across all years- Sticky Bolete Suillus viscidus2 July records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 July records across all years
Gymnopus earleae2 July records across all years
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 July records across all years
Rhodonia placenta2 July records across all years
Cat Dapperling Lepiota felina2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 August records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Blue Wood-Clay Acanthophysellum lividocoeruleum4 September records across all years
- Pholiota populnea2 September records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 10 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 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: Jul, Jun, 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
Aug 20, 2019Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Bear Dance, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 29, 2013Scaly Rustgill Gymnopilus sapineusnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record - 3Jul 5, 1995Apricot Jelly Guepinia helvelloidesnear Bear Dance, MT (location blurred by the observer) · museum/herbarium specimen (NY) · original record
- 4Aug 4, 1989Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear Bear Dance, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
- 5
Aug 3, 1989Elegant Polypore Cerioporus variusnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record - 6Aug 3, 1989Leratiomyces magnivelarisnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
- 7
Aug 3, 1989Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentariusnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record - 8Aug 3, 1989Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristatanear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
- 9Aug 3, 1989Giacomia mirabilisnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
- 10Aug 3, 1989Russula roseipesnear St. Ignatius, MT · museum/herbarium specimen (DUKE) · original record
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How we built this page
374 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 370 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.