Are there mushrooms around Kamyzyak right now
Today's index is 15 out of 100. It is quiet: the last few days of weather do not suit them. Look at the week below — it shows when that changes.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 10 km from the town. It is an estimate for the country around the town rather than a measurement in it: within half an hour's drive the weather barely changes, though any single wood can still go its own way. Data from 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Kamyzyak and the country around it
The ring marks Kamyzyak, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Astrakhan Oblast. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.
Nearest towns
The forecast in these towns can differ — the further away, the more. In brackets, the best edible species today.
The week, species by species
6 species are in season in Astrakhan Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 1 species is out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 21 — on Thursdayaverage 15by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat1519 Sept
- Sun1520 Sept
- Mon1521 Sept
- Tue1322 Sept
- Wed1223 Sept
- Thu2124 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 20 — on Thursdayaverage 15by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1421 Sept
- Tue1322 Sept
- Wed1223 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 15average 13by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1321 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1123 Sept
- Thu1224 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 16 — on Thursdayaverage 13by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1321 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1123 Sept
- Thu1624 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 10average 9by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat919 Sept
- Sun920 Sept
- Mon821 Sept
- Tue822 Sept
- Wed723 Sept
- Thu924 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 10average 8by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat919 Sept
- Sun920 Sept
- Mon721 Sept
- Tue722 Sept
- Wed723 Sept
- Thu824 Sept
The weather this number came from
On the left, what has already happened; on the right, what is expected. The left half matters more: a flush comes a week to ten days after the rain, not on the same day.
- 11 сент.18°—
- 12 сент.22°—
- 13 сент.21°—
- 14 сент.24°—
- 15 сент.23°2.0 mm
- 16 сент.22°—
- 17 сент.20°—
- 18 сент.20°—
- 19 сент.20°—
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- 21 сент.20°—
- 22 сент.22°—
- 23 сент.23°—
- 24 сент.19°34 mm
Agaricus campestris near Kamyzyak: where to look
Agaricus campestris: the species in brief
How to tell it
A white to cream cap with pink gills when young, darkening with age. The stem has a small ring, which may become faint or disappear on older specimens.
Where it grows
On meadows, pasture, lawns, downland and field margins, especially on nutrient-rich grassland.
In the kitchen
Cook as you would a cultivated button mushroom: quickly fried, grilled or added to sauces. Wild specimens should be cooked rather than eaten raw.
Nutrition
Low in calories and relatively high in protein for a fresh mushroom.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
What is recorded in Astrakhan Oblast
Species recorded within the region across all observations, from the most common to the rarest. Beside each one, the dates it is found here. Some are marked “by vegetation zone”: there are few records in this region itself, but enough in neighbouring ones with the same kind of woodland.
- Honey FungusEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
- Oyster Mushroomreported by readers
- Sheathed WoodtuftEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
- Field Mushroomreported by readers
- Fairy Ring Champignonreported by readers
- Stinking BrittlegillEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
Occurrence data comes from GBIF, an open database of biodiversity observations. These are records made by people, not a census of fungi: where there are more naturalists, there are more records. So the number says how often a species turns up in reports, not how much of it is in the woods.
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Kamyzyak in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 15 out of 100. It is built from two weeks of rainfall, soil temperature, the length of the dry spell and each species' season, and it updates daily.
Which mushrooms are picked around Kamyzyak?
Records gathered in this region most often list: honey fungus, oyster mushroom, sheathed woodtuft. The full list with seasons is in the block above.
How accurate is this forecast?
It is a model of weather and season, not an observation of the wood. It answers «is this week worth a trip» well, and it does not know what is growing round the next bend. We measure its accuracy against independent records and publish the result — without that number a forecast stays a promise.
The index is high but I found nothing — why?
The index reads weather and season — things that are the same for tens of kilometres around. It does not know your particular wood, and that is where the mushroom grows. The usual reasons: wrong trees — every species has its own, and no weather makes up for the wrong stand; the wood was felled recently or is young — the mycelium takes years to recover; the spot is picked out — everything near a road or a car park goes over a weekend; the flush has been taken — you came a day after those who came on time; or the flush passed and slugs and larvae got there first, which the model cannot see. The reverse holds too: a low index does not mean an empty wood. It means the conditions are against you, not that there is nothing there.