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Mushroom species at a glance
When do porcini, chanterelles & co. grow? For over 30 popular edible mushrooms you find the season, the fitting trees and soils and the weather they grow in – plus the mushroom forecast for your spot.
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
🛡 Protected – small amounts only- Season
- May to September
- Trees
- Spruce, Beech, Fir
Porcini Mushroom
Boletus edulis
🛡 Protected – small amounts only- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Spruce, Pine, Fir
Bay Bolete
Imleria badia
- Season
- July to November
- Trees
- Pine, Spruce, Fir
Parasol Mushroom
Macrolepiota procera
- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Rough-stemmed Bolete
Leccinum scabrum
🛡 Protected – small amounts only- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Birch
Field Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
- Season
- May to October
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Hedgehog Mushroom
Hydnum repandum
- Season
- June to November
- Trees
- Spruce, Beech, Pine
Red-cracking Bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Beech, Oak, Spruce
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
- Season
- January to April, October to December
- Trees
- Beech, other tree species, Birch
Slippery Jack
Suillus luteus
- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Pine
Saffron Milkcap
Lactarius deliciosus
- Season
- July to October
- Trees
- Pine, Spruce
Shaggy Ink Cap
Coprinus comatus
- Season
- June to November
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Common Morel
Morchella esculenta
🛡 Protected – small amounts only- Season
- April to May
- Trees
- other tree species, Alder
Cauliflower Mushroom
Sparassis crispa
- Season
- August to October
- Trees
- Pine, Larch
Horn of Plenty
Craterellus cornucopioides
- Season
- August to November
- Trees
- Beech, Oak, other tree species
Trumpet Chanterelle
Craterellus tubaeformis
- Season
- August to November
- Trees
- Spruce, Fir
Horse Mushroom
Agaricus arvensis
- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Suede Bolete
Xerocomus subtomentosus
- Season
- May to October
- Trees
- Oak, Spruce, Beech
Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
- Season
- May to September
- Trees
- Oak, other tree species, Larch
Coral Tooth Fungus
Hericium coralloides
⚠ Threatened (extent unknown) 🌿 Rare – please leave it- Season
- August to November
- Trees
- Beech
Garlic Mushroom
Marasmius alliaceus
- Season
- June to November
- Trees
- Beech
Giant Puffball
Calvatia gigantea
- Season
- April to October
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Gypsy Mushroom
Cortinarius caperatus
- Season
- July to October
- Trees
- Spruce, Pine
Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
⚠ Vulnerable 🌿 Rare – please leave it- Season
- August to October
- Trees
- Oak
Hericium flagellum
Hericium flagellum
⚠ Endangered 🌿 Rare – please leave it- Season
- August to October
- Trees
- Fir
Judas’ Ear
Auricularia auricula-judae
- Season
- January to June, September to December
- Trees
- other tree species, Beech
King Trumpet Mushroom
Pleurotus eryngii
- Season
- April to November
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
⚠ Endangered 🌿 Rare – please leave it- Season
- August to November
- Trees
- Beech, Oak
Lurid Bolete
Suillellus luridus
- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Oak, Beech, other tree species
March Waxcap
Hygrophorus marzuolus
⚠ Endangered 🛡 Protected – picking prohibited- Season
- March to April
- Trees
- Fir, Spruce, Beech
Orange Birch Bolete
Leccinum versipelle
🛡 Protected – small amounts only- Season
- June to October
- Trees
- Birch
Russula
Russula
- Season
- May to October
- Trees
- Beech, Oak, Spruce
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
- Season
- May to October
- Trees
- Beech, Birch, Alder
St. George's Mushroom
Calocybe gambosa
- Season
- May to June
- Trees
- not tied to trees
Truffle
Tuber
🛡 Protected – picking prohibited- Season
- January, July to December
- Trees
- Oak, Beech, other tree species
Umbrella Polypore
Polyporus umbellatus
⚠ Near threatened 🌿 Rare – please leave it- Season
- July to September
- Trees
- Oak, Beech
Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes
- Season
- January to February, November to December
- Trees
- other tree species, Beech, Alder
Wood Blewit
Lepista nuda
- Season
- September to December
- Trees
- Spruce, Fir, Beech
Yellow Coral Mushroom
Ramaria flava
- Season
- July to October
- Trees
- Beech, Spruce, Oak
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