Mushrooms in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
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.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
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:
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus4 July records across all years
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus3 July records across all years
Indigo Oyster Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea3 July records across all years
Bald Cavalier Melanoleuca melaleuca3 July records across all years
Diamond Polypore Neofavolus alveolaris3 July records across all years
Hymenopellis radicata3 July records across all years
Green Cheese Polypore Niveoporofomes spraguei3 July records across all years
Inkstain Bolete Cyanoboletus pulverulentus3 July records across all years
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea2 July records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 July records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 July records across all years
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
Hoof Fungus Fomes fomentarius2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Winter Polypore Lentinus brumalis2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Jul, Sep, Oct.
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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Oct 4, 2025Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Hixon Forest, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Jun 15, 2025Protohydnum albumnear La Crosse, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Jun 15, 2025Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear La Crosse, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 15, 2025Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatusnear La Crosse, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 5, 2024White Coral Jelly Fungus Sebacina sparassoideanear La Crosse, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
May 20, 2024Golden Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatusin Hixon Forest, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 12, 2021Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureusin Grandad Bluff Park, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 12, 2021Bay Polypore Picipes badiusin Grandad Bluff Park, WI · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jul 7, 2021Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear La Crosse, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Feb 3, 2021Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear La Crosse, WI (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
256 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 253 CC0 and 3 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.