Mushrooms in Josephine County, Oregon
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:
Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosa2 March records since 2011
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:
Botryobasidium subcoronatum13 June records across all years- Sphaerobasidium minutum12 June records across all years
- Peniophora puberula11 June records across all years
Hyphodontia pallidula11 June records across all years- Hyphodontia stipata10 June records across all years
- Tubulicrinis subulatus9 June records across all years
Weeping Toothcrust Dacryobolus sudans8 June records across all years
Botryobasidium vagum8 June records across all years- Tubulicrinis hirtellus8 June records across all years
- Aphanobasidium filicinum8 June records across all years
Piloderma bicolor7 June records across all years
Hydnocristella himantia7 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Tomentella ferruginea16 July records across all years
Meruliporia incrassata13 July records across all years- Piloderma bicolor10 July records across all years
- Tubulicrinis subulatus8 July records across all years
- Aphanobasidium filicinum8 July records across all years
Elder Whitewash Lyomyces sambuci7 July records across all years- Sphaerobasidium minutum7 July records across all years
- Botryobasidium subcoronatum6 July records across all years
- Thelephora intybacea6 July records across all years
- Tubulicrinis propinquus5 July records across all years
- Crescent Crust Chaetodermella luna5 July records across all years
- Tubulicrinis angustus4 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum16 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records across all years
Carnation Earthfan Thelephora caryophyllea3 September records across all years- Rhodofomes carneus2 September records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa2 September records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 September records across all years
Phellinus viticola2 September records across all years
Tubulicrinis glebulosus2 September records across all years
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa2 September records across all years
White-Rot Fungus Trametes pubescens2 September records across all years- Dendrophora erumpens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 October records across all years
Rhizopogon occidentalis2 October records across all years- Inocybe suaveolens2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Ballen's American Caesar Amanita calyptroderma3 November records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes3 November records since 2011
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei3 November records since 2011- Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinus2 November records since 2011
Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua2 November records since 2011
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 November records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 November records since 2011
Deep Purple Bolete Xerocomellus atropurpureus2 November records since 2011
Flame Bonnet Mycena strobilinoidea2 November records since 2011
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis2 November records since 2011
Western Amethyst Laccaria Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis2 November records since 2011
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | 17 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | Tubulicrinis hirtellus | 9 |
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: Jun, Jul, Nov.
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.
- 1Jun 28, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Merlin, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Apr 11, 2026Ballen's Spring American Caesar Amanita vernicoccoraon Bureau of Land Management land, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Mar 23, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumon Bureau of Land Management land, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Mar 21, 2026Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Kerby, OR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Mar 18, 2026Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosanear Merlin, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Nov 23, 2025Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipesnear Merlin, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Nov 18, 2025Apricot Jelly Guepinia helvelloidesin Siskiyou National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Nov 18, 2025White Spindles Clavaria fragilisin Siskiyou National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Nov 18, 2025Lichenomphalia ericetorumin Siskiyou National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Nov 18, 2025Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipesin Siskiyou National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
695 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 608 CC0 and 87 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.