Mushrooms in Lewis 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 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:
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 June records across all years
Sunshine Amanita Amanita aprica2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis4 July records across all years- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae4 July records across all years
- Oxyporus cuneatus2 July records across all years
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera2 July records across all years- Inocybe ovatocystis2 July records across all years
- Pholiota vernalis2 July records across all years
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 July records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Veluticeps fimbriata3 August records across all years- Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera3 August records across all years
Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilis2 August records across all years- Russula cascadensis2 August records across all years
- Fomitopsis officinalis2 August records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 August records across all years
Flame Bonnet Mycena strobilinoidea2 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 August records across all years- Thaxterogaster montanus2 August records across all years
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 August records across all years- Inocybe obscura2 August records across all years
- Inocybe praetervisa2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Inocybe pallidiangulata5 September records across all years
Spring Funnel Bonomyces sinopicus3 September records across all years
Gassy Webcap Cortinarius traganus3 September records across all years
Blue-Staining Suillus Suillus caerulescens2 September records across all years
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa2 September records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 September records across all years
Dwarf Bovist Lycoperdon dermoxanthum2 September records across all years
Russula hypofragilis2 September records across all years
Sarcodon stereosarcinon2 September records across all years
Bleeding Blue Tooth Hydnellum cyanopodium2 September records across all years
Entoloma bicoloripes2 September records across all years- Cortinarius haematochelis2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei5 October records since 2011- Skvortzovia furfuracea4 October records since 2011
Wood Woolly-Foot Collybiopsis peronata3 October records since 2011- Tricholoma nigrum2 October records since 2011
Decorated Mop Tricholomopsis decora2 October records since 2011
Dingy Twiglet Simocybe centunculus2 October records since 2011
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata2 October records since 2011
Fragile Brittlegill Russula fragilis2 October records since 2011
Blue Corky Spine Fungus Hydnellum caeruleum2 October records since 2011
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense2 October records since 2011
Lentoporia carbonica2 October records since 2011
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua4 November records since 2011
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum4 November records since 2011- Blue Corky Spine Fungus Hydnellum caeruleum3 November records since 2011
- Cortinarius caesiifolius2 November records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes2 November records since 2011
Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosus2 November records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 November records since 2011
Deep Purple Bolete Xerocomellus atropurpureus2 November records since 2011
Phlegmacium glaucopus2 November records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Late Fall Oyster Mushroom Sarcomyxa serotina3 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 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: Oct, Sep, Aug.
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.
- 1Sep 8, 2026Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosanear Ashford, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 27, 2026Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaein Lewis County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jul 20, 2026Cracked-Cap Bolete Xerocomellus diffractusin Lewis County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 20, 2026Smith's Bolete Boletus smithiiin Lewis County, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jul 19, 2026Amanita breckoniinear Ashford, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 31, 2026Sunshine Amanita Amanita apricain Mount Rainier National Park, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 14, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Chehalis, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Mar 14, 2026Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambiguanear Chehalis, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Mar 1, 2026Pseudolaccaria pachyphyllanear Ashford, WA · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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1,490 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,334 CC0 and 156 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.