Mushrooms in Mason 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:
Questionable Stropharia Stropharia ambigua2 January records since 2011
Scarlet Hood Hygrocybe coccinea2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus4 February records since 2011- Flaviporus citrinellus2 February records since 2011
- Scarlet Hood Hygrocybe coccinea2 February records since 2011
Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus3 March records since 2011
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 March records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Hygrocybe parvula3 May records since 2011- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 May records since 2011
Tangerine Bonnet Atheniella aurantiidisca2 May records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 May records since 2011
Western American False Panther Amanita pantherinoides2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hygrocybe parvula4 June records since 2011
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea4 June records since 2011
- Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus3 June records since 2011
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 June records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 June records since 2011
- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hygrocybe parvula7 July records across all years
Orange-Gilled Waxycap Humidicutis marginata4 July records across all years
Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Brown Cubical Rot Laetiporus conifericola4 August records since 2011
Velvet Rollrim Tapinella atrotomentosa3 August records since 2011- Clavaria gelatinosa2 August records since 2011
- Hygrocybe coccineocrenata2 August records since 2011
- Hygrocybe turunda2 August records since 2011
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina7 September records since 2011- Ramaria aurantiisiccescens3 September records since 2011
Bondarzewia occidentalis3 September records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca2 September records since 2011
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa2 September records since 2011- Polyporoletus sylvestris2 September records since 2011
- Ramaria rubribrunnescens2 September records since 2011
- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 September records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Salmon Coral Ramaria formosa4 October records since 2011
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare4 October records since 2011
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus4 October records since 2011- Longspored Orange Coral Ramaria longispora3 October records since 2011
- Ramaria celerivirescens3 October records since 2011
Ramaria testaceoflava2 October records since 2011- Hygrocybe constrictospora2 October records since 2011
Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea2 October records since 2011
Red Coral Ramaria araiospora2 October records since 2011
Ramaria flavobrunnescens2 October records since 2011
Bitter Waxcap Hygrocybe mucronella2 October records since 2011
Ramaria leptoformosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonense4 November records since 2011
Ramaria rubella3 November records since 2011
Lactarius subviscidus3 November records since 2011- Hygrocybe parvula3 November records since 2011
Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosus3 November records since 2011- Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceae3 November records since 2011
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 November records since 2011
Candy Cap Lactarius rubidus2 November records since 2011- Ramaria cyaneigranosa2 November records since 2011
Constricted Grisette Amanita constricta2 November records since 2011
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2 November records since 2011- Artomyces cristatus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Coppery Waxcap Hygrophorus siccipes2 December records since 2011
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum2 December records since 2011- Arrhenia subglobisemen2 December records since 2011
- Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2 December records since 2011
- Stereopsis humphreyi2 December records since 2011
Collared Fibrecap Inocybe cincinnata2 December records since 2011
Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum2 December records since 2011- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 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, 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 6 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 23, 2026West Coast Reishi Ganoderma oregonensein Olympic National Forest, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Apr 8, 2026Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatumin Hoodsport Trails Park, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
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Mar 23, 2026Artist's Conk Ganoderma browniinear Shelton, WA · museum/herbarium specimen · original record - 6Mar 21, 2026Phlegmacium vernalidistinctumnear Hoodsport, WA · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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How we built this page
1,303 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 977 CC0 and 326 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.