Mushrooms in Jefferson County, Washington
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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea3 January records since 2011
Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea3 April records since 2011
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2 April records since 2011
Lichenomphalia ericetorum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea5 May records across all years
Laddered Webcrust Hyphoderma setigerum3 May records across all years
Cinnamon Porecrust Fuscoporia ferrea2 May records across all years
Hygrophorus subalpinus2 May records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 May records across all years
Western American False Panther Amanita pantherinoides2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 June records since 2011
Ramaria rubricarnata2 June records since 2011- Porodaedalea gilbertsonii2 June records since 2011
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 June records since 2011
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 June records since 2011
Prince Agaricus augustus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea3 July records since 2011
- Prince Agaricus augustus3 July records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola6 August records since 2011
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense5 August records since 2011
Cep Boletus edulis4 August records since 2011- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 August records since 2011
Skullcap Dapperling Leucocoprinus brebissonii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense7 September records since 2011
- Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola5 September records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae5 September records since 2011
- Skullcap Dapperling Leucocoprinus brebissonii3 September records since 2011
Ramaria stuntzii2 September records since 2011
Purple-Red Hygrophorus Hygrophorus purpurascens2 September records since 2011
Ramaria cystidiophora2 September records since 2011- Ramaria cyaneigranosa2 September records since 2011
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus2 September records since 2011
Conifer Parasol Chlorophyllum olivieri2 September records since 2011
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 September records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua14 October records since 2011
- Gloeocystidium ochroleucum8 October records since 2011
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa6 October records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea5 October records since 2011
Heterobasidion occidentale5 October records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 October records since 2011- Boidinia propinqua4 October records since 2011
- Xylodon attenuatus4 October records since 2011
- Hyphoderma amoenum4 October records since 2011
Botryobasidium subcoronatum4 October records since 2011- Kurtia argillacea4 October records since 2011
Peniophorella pubera4 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua7 November records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 November records since 2011
Green Navel Chrysomphalina grossula2 November records since 2011- Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus2 November records since 2011
Western Amethyst Laccaria Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis2 November records since 2011
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina2 November records since 2011
Pleated Marasmius Marasmius plicatulus2 November records since 2011
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis2 November records since 2011
Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua4 December records since 2011
- Inocybe volvata2 December records since 2011
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 December records since 2011
Pholiota scamba2 December records since 2011
Tephrocybe anthracophila2 December records since 2011- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 December records since 2011
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 December records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 December records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 18 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | 12 |
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, Nov, Sep.
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 7 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.
- 1Aug 19, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolain Jefferson County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 16, 2026Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolain Jefferson County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 25, 2026West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonensein Jefferson County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4May 30, 2026Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambiguain Olympic National Park, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Apr 9, 2026Western American False Panther Amanita pantherinoidesnear Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Apr 9, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
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How we built this page
1,829 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,361 CC0 and 468 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.