Mushrooms in Kittitas County, Washington
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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:
Macro Mushroom Agaricus crocodilinus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Inocybe bresadolana2 March records across all years
- Chromosera cyanophylla2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
- Inocybe decipiens11 May records across all years
- Pholiota carbonaria4 May records across all years
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades4 May records across all years
Mycena overholtsii3 May records across all years
Lentinellus montanus3 May records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza3 May records across all years
Pseudoomphalina angelesiana3 May records across all years
Purple-Red Hygrophorus Hygrophorus purpurascens3 May records across all years
Cortinarius clandestinus2 May records across all years
Spring Funnel Bonomyces sinopicus2 May records across all years
Anise Mazegill Gloeophyllum odoratum2 May records across all years- Tephrocybe atrata2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Clitocybe albirhiza7 June records across all years
- Purple-Red Hygrophorus Hygrophorus purpurascens4 June records across all years
- Inocybe chelanensis4 June records across all years
Little Cone Bell Entoloma holoconiotum3 June records across all years
Ramaria rasilispora3 June records across all years- Pholiota carbonaria3 June records across all years
Hygrophorus subalpinus3 June records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 June records across all years- Lentinellus montanus2 June records across all years
Leratiomyces riparius2 June records across all years
Inocybe curvipes2 June records across all years- Hygrophorus marzuolus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Cortinarius flavobasilis3 July records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 July records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 July records across all years
Elder Whitewash Lyomyces sambuci2 July records across all years- Inocybe praetervisa2 July records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Calonarius elegantio-occidentalis3 August records across all years
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus3 August records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 August records across all years
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera2 August records across all years
Smith's Bolete Boletus smithii2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Russula vinososordida10 September records across all years
- Russula benwooi8 September records across all years
Russula mordax7 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 September records across all years
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla5 September records across all years
Inocybe leptophylla5 September records across all years
Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus Nidula niveotomentosa4 September records across all years
Leucocoprinus leucothites4 September records across all years
Fairy-Cakes Hebeloma crustuliniforme4 September records across all years
Russula montana3 September records across all years
Russula salishensis3 September records across all years
Darkening Brittlegill Russula vinosa3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Russula mordax28 October records across all years
- Russula benwooi18 October records across all years
- Russula salishensis18 October records across all years
Veiled Poisonpie Hebeloma mesophaeum14 October records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata12 October records across all years- Russula graminea12 October records across all years
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor11 October records across all years- Clitocybe ericeticola10 October records across all years
Russula pseudo-olivascens10 October records across all years- Russula montana9 October records across all years
Willow Deceiver Laccaria pumila9 October records across all years
Gold Dust Waxy Cap Hygrophorus chrysodon8 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Russula mordax5 November records across all years
- Veiled Poisonpie Hebeloma mesophaeum3 November records across all years
- Russula benwooi2 November records across all years
Russula phoenicea2 November records across all years
Russula pseudotsugarum2 November records across all years
Rosy Slime Spike Gomphidius subroseus2 November records across all years- Mycena monticola2 November records across all years
- Mycetinis salalis2 November records across all years
Leratiomyces squamosus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | Inocybe decipiens | 12 |
| 15 | 11 |
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, Sep, May.
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 9 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
Oct 3, 2026Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilisin Kittitas County, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 3, 2026Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilisin Kittitas County, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 13, 2026Fir-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus trullisatusnear Easton, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 5, 2026Smith's Bolete Boletus smithiiin Wenatchee National Forest, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 16, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusin Kittitas County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Oct 16, 2025Lentinellus cystidiosusnear Snoqualmie Pass, WA · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 7Oct 13, 2025Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilisin Wenatchee National Forest, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 13, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Wenatchee National Forest, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 17, 2025Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericolanear Snoqualmie Pass, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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2,291 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,995 CC0 and 296 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.