Are there mushrooms around Kurgan right now
Today's index is 46 out of 100. Poor — something is possible, but do not count on a full basket.
The forecast here is regional — an average over several measurement points — rather than a calculation for this town. The larger the region, the coarser the number. Data from 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
Kurgan and the country around it
The ring marks Kurgan, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Kurgan 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
22 species are in season in Kurgan Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 46 — on Fridayaverage 41by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue3522 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 47 — on Sundayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4121 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 47 — on Sundayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3623 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 44 — on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue3322 Sept
- Wed3223 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue3022 Sept
- Wed2823 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 44 — on Sundayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 43 — on Sundayaverage 39by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3223 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 42 — on Fridayaverage 34by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3221 Sept
- Tue2822 Sept
- Wed2723 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 43 — on Sundayaverage 39by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3223 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 42 — on Sundayaverage 38by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3322 Sept
- Wed3223 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 44 — on Sundayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 41 — on Fridayaverage 34by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3221 Sept
- Tue2722 Sept
- Wed2623 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 42 — on Sundayaverage 38by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3322 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 39 — on Sundayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3818 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3920 Sept
- Mon3521 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed2923 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 38 — on Saturdayaverage 34by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue3022 Sept
- Wed2923 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 33by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3221 Sept
- Tue2722 Sept
- Wed2623 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 38 — on Saturdayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3521 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 41 — on Sundayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
- Mon3521 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 37 — on Sundayaverage 33by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3321 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed2823 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 38 — on Saturdayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3521 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 34 — on Sundayaverage 29by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2818 Sept
- Sat3119 Sept
- Sun3420 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue2722 Sept
- Wed2623 Sept
Suillus granulatus near Kurgan: where to look
Suillus granulatus: the species in brief
How to tell it
A yellow-brown to orange-brown cap that is sticky in wet weather. The pores are yellow and young specimens may produce small milky droplets. The stem has no ring.
Where it grows
Closely associated with pine, especially in plantations, heaths and woodland edges.
In the kitchen
Young caps are best. They can be fried or preserved, and many cooks peel the sticky skin first.
Nutrition
Low in calories with small amounts of protein and minerals.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Kurgan in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 46 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 Kurgan?
There are too few records for this region to name species yet. We will not list them «from the field guide»: an unconfirmed list looks exactly like a confirmed one and is worth something else entirely.
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.