Mushroom calendar 2026: which mushrooms grow now – and when?

When is the season for porcini, chanterelles or morels? The mushroom calendar shows for every month which edible mushrooms typically grow in Central Europe – with hints for beginners and links to profiles, map and recipes. Whether they are actually appearing right now depends on the weather: the mushroom forecast for your area tells you.

🛡️ The three rules: Take nothing you don't know for sure. · Nothing old: overripe mushrooms can cause "false" mushroom poisoning. · Identify reliably first – if in doubt, ask a mushroom expert – then cook and eat. The calendar shows typical growing periods – no guarantee of finds and no identification aid. You are responsible for what you pick and eat.

• januar
• februar
• mars
• april
• mai
• juni
• juli
• august
• september
• oktober
• november
• desember
• 📊 Overview

Mushrooms in januar

Mushrooms grow in winter too: on mild, damp days wood-dwellers such as wood ear and oyster mushroom appear on dead wood. Frost pauses them, thaw wakes them up.

Main season (3)

ØsterssoppJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Fiolett rorhat⏳ Only with experience

Mushrooms in februar

Late winter: the season mostly rests. Look at dead wood and stumps – and use the time to learn mushrooms from books and courses.

Main season (2)

ØsterssoppJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendly

Occasionally / edge of season

Trøffel

Mushrooms in mars

Start of spring: as soil warms, the first morels appear at the end of March in floodplain forests, under ash and along paths. Careful: the poisonous false morel looks similar.

Main season (2)

ØsterssoppJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendly

Occasionally / edge of season

Spiselig morkel⏳ Only with experience

Mushrooms in april

Morel time! At the end of April St George's mushroom joins in. It has a dangerous look-alike, the poisonous red-staining fibrecap – not for beginners.

Main season (5)

ØsterssoppSpiselig morkel⏳ Only with experienceJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra rule

Occasionally / edge of season

Mai-rødhatt⏳ Only with experienceRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experience

Mushrooms in mai

May gets more colourful: chicken of the woods glows on broadleaf trees, the first boletes appear after warm rain. Morel season fades.

Main season (11)

Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceSpiselig morkel⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleMai-rødhatt⏳ Only with experienceRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra rule

Occasionally / edge of season

Storparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceTrøffel

Mushrooms in juni

Early summer: after heavy rain the first porcini (summer cep) and chanterelles appear. Heat and drought pause growth.

Main season (21)

Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSteinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceSkrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlySmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyHvitløkssvampIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleMai-rødhatt⏳ Only with experienceRødskrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra rule

Occasionally / edge of season

Kastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceTrøffel

Mushrooms in juli

Chanterelle time: after warm thunderstorms it pays to look for chanterelles, porcini and birch boletes. No rain, no mushrooms.

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Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSteinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceSkrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlySmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceHvitløkssvampIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleRødskrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSigdsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Kruskålsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendly

Mushrooms in august

Main season begins: porcini, chanterelle, orange birch bolete, parasol and cauliflower fungus. The death cap also grows from now on – Europe's most dangerous mushroom.

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Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSteinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceSkrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlySmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKruskålsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSvart trompetsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyTraktkantarellAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceHvitløkssvampIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleRødskrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSigdsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Judasøre🌱 Beginner-friendly

Mushrooms in september

Peak season: for many, September is the best mushroom month. Bay boletes, porcini, parasols and slippery jacks – often in large numbers after rain. Only take what you know for sure.

Main season (29)

Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSteinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceSkrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlySmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKruskålsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSvart trompetsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyTraktkantarellAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyFiolett rorhat⏳ Only with experienceGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceHvitløkssvampIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleRødskrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSigdsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Østerssopp

Which mushrooms grow now? Mushrooms in oktober Now

Golden October: bay boletes, hedgehog mushrooms, horn of plenty and shaggy ink caps. First night frosts slow things down, mild weeks extend the season.

Main season (28)

Steinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceSkrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyÅkerchampignon⏳ Only with experienceBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyØsterssoppSmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleKruskålsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSvart trompetsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyTraktkantarellAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyFiolett rorhat⏳ Only with experienceGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceHvitløkssvampIldrørsopp⏳ Only with experienceJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleRødskrubb🌱 Beginner-friendlyRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSigdsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experienceTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Kantarell⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSvovelkjuke⚠️ Beginners: extra rule

☁️ Are they growing near you? Mushroom forecast → 🗺️ Mushroom map Germany → 🍳 Mushroom recipes →

Mushrooms in november

Late autumn: hedgehog mushroom, horn of plenty and oyster mushroom hold on. Lasting frost ends the season for most forest mushrooms.

Main season (11)

Kastanjeboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyBlek pølsling🌱 Beginner-friendlyØsterssoppGrå blæksopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleSvart trompetsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyTraktkantarellFiolett rorhat⏳ Only with experienceHvitløkssvampJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyKeiserchampignonTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

Steinsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleStorparasollsopp⏳ Only with experienceRød fluesopp🌱 Beginner-friendlySmørsopp🌱 Beginner-friendlyFurumatsopp⏳ Only with experienceKruskålsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleAnischampignon⏳ Only with experienceFløyelsboletus🌱 Beginner-friendlyGul korallsopp⏳ Only with experienceKjempepuddsopp⚠️ Beginners: extra ruleRørsopp⏳ Only with experienceSvovelhatt⏳ Only with experience

Mushrooms in desember

Winter mushrooms: oyster mushroom and wood ear grow on dead wood, even in midwinter during thaws. Time to review the season in your own mushroom blog.

Main season (4)

ØsterssoppFiolett rorhat⏳ Only with experienceJudasøre🌱 Beginner-friendlyTrøffel

Occasionally / edge of season

TraktkantarellKeiserchampignon

Mushroom season table: all species at a glance

Main seasonpossiblerare / none

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