Mushrooms in Spokane 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Aniseed Polypore Haploporus odorus2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 March records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Botryobasidium subcoronatum3 April records across all years
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris2 April records across all years
Botryobasidium vagum2 April records across all years- Geastrum limbatum2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis3 May records across all years
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 June records across all years
Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor2 June records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 June records across all years
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Leucocoprinus leucothites3 August records across all years
Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus2 August records across all years- Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum18 September records across all years
- Rhizopogon graveolens8 September records across all years
- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme8 September records across all years
Rhizopogon occidentalis5 September records across all years- Leucocoprinus leucothites4 September records across all years
- Suillus amabilis3 September records across all years
- Botryobasidium subcoronatum3 September records across all years
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes3 September records across all years
Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum3 September records across all years- Scleroderma hypogaeum3 September records across all years
Blushing Beard Truffle Rhizopogon roseolus2 September records across all years
Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum7 October records across all years
Ochre Club Clavariadelphus ligula5 October records across all years- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records across all years
- Leucocoprinus leucothites3 October records across all years
- Spicy Suillus Suillus punctipes2 October records across all years
Carnation Earthfan Thelephora caryophyllea2 October records across all years
Cystodermella granulosa2 October records across all years- Ramaria pinicola2 October records across all years
Truncated Club Clavariadelphus truncatus2 October records across all years- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 October records across all years
Sticky Bolete Suillus viscidus2 October records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ochre Club Clavariadelphus ligula7 November records across all years
- Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum5 November records across all years
- Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor5 November records across all years
- Suillus amabilis4 November records across all years
Fairy-Cakes Hebeloma crustuliniforme4 November records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum4 November records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus3 November records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes3 November records across all years
Merismodes anomala3 November records across all years
Hygrophorus gliocyclus3 November records across all years
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei2 November records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | Rhizopogon graveolens | 9 |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | Suillus amabilis | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | Calocybe carnea | 5 |
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: Sep, Oct, Nov.
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.
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Aug 6, 2025Red-Footed Bitter Bolete Caloboletus rubripesin Mount Spokane, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 27, 2024Greville's Bolete Suillus grevilleinear Liberty Lake, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 20, 2024Western American False Panther Amanita pantherinoidesin Mount Spokane, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jul 3, 2024Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Liberty Lake, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 18, 2024Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odorain Morrow Park, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6May 30, 2024Western American False Panther Amanita pantherinoidesnear Green Bluff, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7May 11, 2024Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquisnear Spokane Valley, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Apr 26, 2024Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Spokane Valley, WA (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Feb 21, 2024Northern Red Belt Fomitopsis mounceaenear Fairwood, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Oct 30, 2023Wood Blewit Lepista nudanear Spokane Valley, WA · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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570 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 513 CC0 and 57 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.