Mushrooms in Missoula 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.
Usually recorded in February here:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 February records across all years
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosa2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus5 May records across all years
Conifer Tuft Hypholoma capnoides3 May records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 May records across all years
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus2 May records across all years
Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus2 May records across all years
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris2 May records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 May records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 May records across all years
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 May records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 June records across all years
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades2 June records across all years
Gold Dust Waxy Cap Hygrophorus chrysodon2 June records across all years
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 June records across all years
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 June records across all years
Fragrant Bracket Trametes suaveolens2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla4 July records across all years
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei4 July records across all years
Lentoporia carbonica4 July records across all years
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus3 July records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus3 July records across all years
Rosy Slime Spike Gomphidius subroseus2 July records across all years- Vitreoporus dichrous2 July records across all years
Oxyporus corticola2 July records across all years- Sistotrema raduloides2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus2 August records across all years
Greville's Bolete Suillus grevillei2 August records across all years- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 August records across all years
- Fomitopsis officinalis2 August records across all years
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina12 September records across all years- Phellinopsis overholtsii9 September records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa5 September records across all years- Hyphodontia granulosa5 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 September records across all years- Fomitopsis officinalis4 September records across all years
Cellar Fungus Coniophora puteana4 September records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius4 September records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta4 September records across all years
Antrodia heteromorpha4 September records across all years
Cinnamon Porecrust Fuscoporia ferrea4 September records across all years
Dichomitus squalens4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor6 October records across all years- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum5 October records across all years
- Fomitopsis officinalis5 October records across all years
- Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola4 October records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 October records across all years- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini4 October records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 October records across all years
Larch Waxy Cap Hygrophorus speciosus3 October records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 October records across all years
Puffball Parasol Chlorophyllum agaricoides3 October records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta3 October records across all years- Pholiota fulvosquamosa2 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 | 13 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Jul.
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 30, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Missoula, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2May 21, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Twin Creeks, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3May 21, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Twin Creeks, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4May 9, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Orchard Homes, MT (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
May 25, 2025Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodesin Greenough Park, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Oct 2, 2024Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolanear Twin Creeks, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 15, 2024Fir-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus trullisatusnear Missoula, MT (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Apr 12, 2024Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Missoula, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Oct 11, 2023Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadrianinear Missoula, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Oct 4, 2023Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadrianinear Missoula, MT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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912 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 880 CC0 and 32 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.