Mushrooms in Wasco 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.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Spring King Boletus rex-veris5 May records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza2 May records across all years
Purple-Red Hygrophorus Hygrophorus purpurascens2 May records across all years
Ramaria rubricarnata2 May records across all years
Hygrophorus subalpinus2 May records across all years
Sunshine Amanita Amanita aprica2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Gautieria monticola3 June records across all years- Leucophleps spinispora2 June records across all years
- Sunshine Amanita Amanita aprica2 June records across all years
Hygrophorus goetzei2 June records across all years
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Slimy Webcap Cortinarius mucifluus6 October records across all years- Cortinarius caesiostramineus3 October records across all years
- Calonarius callochrous3 October records across all years
Hollow Bolete Suillus cavipes2 October records across all years
Rhizopogon hawkerae2 October records across all years- Tomentella lateritia2 October records across all years
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus2 October records across all years- Cortinarius orichalceus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Puffball Parasol Chlorophyllum agaricoides3 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cortinarius caesiostramineus | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | Tomentella lateritia | 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: Oct, May, Jun.
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 12, 2025Phlegmacium glaucopusnear Sportsmans Park, OR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 12, 2025Cep Boletus edulisnear Sportsmans Park, OR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 12, 2025The Gypsy Cortinarius caperatusin Wasco County, OR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4May 31, 2025Spring King Boletus rex-verisin Wasco County, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 22, 2025Spring King Boletus rex-verisin Wasco County, OR (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
May 15, 2025Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecoxnear The Dalles, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 30, 2024Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipesin Mt. Hood National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 30, 2024Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatusin Mt. Hood National Forest, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jun 13, 2024Sunshine Amanita Amanita apricain Wasco County, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jun 9, 2024Small-Warted Mountain Puffball Lycoperdon subcretaceumin Wasco County, OR · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
202 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 157 CC0 and 45 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.