Are there mushrooms around Kuznetsk right now

Today's index is 48 out of 100. Poor — something is possible, but do not count on a full basket.

Best today
Suillus granulatus
Starting

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 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.

Kuznetsk and the country around it

The ring marks Kuznetsk, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Penza Oblast. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.

The week, species by species

23 species are in season in Penza Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.

Suillus granulatus — botanical illustration

Suillus granulatus

Suillus granulatus

Starting48 today

Week's best 48average 45by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4818 Sept
  2. Sat4519 Sept
  3. Sun4420 Sept
  4. Mon4521 Sept
  5. Tue4422 Sept
  6. Wed4423 Sept
  7. Thu4624 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus — botanical illustration

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius deliciosus

Starting48 today

Week's best 48average 46by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4818 Sept
  2. Sat4519 Sept
  3. Sun4420 Sept
  4. Mon4421 Sept
  5. Tue4722 Sept
  6. Wed4823 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Amanita muscaria — botanical illustration

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

Starting48 today

Week's best 48average 46by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4818 Sept
  2. Sat4519 Sept
  3. Sun4420 Sept
  4. Mon4521 Sept
  5. Tue4622 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

Boletus edulis

Boletus edulis

Starting46 today

Week's best 48on Thursdayaverage 44by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4221 Sept
  5. Tue4622 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Leccinum scabrum — botanical illustration

Leccinum scabrum

Leccinum scabrum

Starting46 today

Week's best 46on Fridayaverage 43by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4120 Sept
  4. Mon4221 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4324 Sept
Imleria badia — botanical illustration

Imleria badia

Imleria badia

Starting46 today

Week's best 48on Thursdayaverage 44by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4221 Sept
  5. Tue4522 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Macrolepiota procera — botanical illustration

Macrolepiota procera

Macrolepiota procera

Starting46 today

Week's best 46on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4319 Sept
  3. Sun4220 Sept
  4. Mon4221 Sept
  5. Tue4022 Sept
  6. Wed4023 Sept
  7. Thu4024 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum — botanical illustration

Leccinum aurantiacum

Leccinum aurantiacum

Starting45 today

Week's best 45on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4518 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4424 Sept
Amanita pantherina — botanical illustration

Amanita pantherina

Amanita pantherina

Starting45 today

Week's best 45on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4518 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept

Leccinum versipelle

Leccinum versipelle

Starting45 today

Week's best 45on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4518 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4424 Sept
Armillaria mellea — botanical illustration

Armillaria mellea

Armillaria mellea

Starting44 today

Week's best 44average 42by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4418 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4424 Sept
Agaricus campestris — botanical illustration

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus campestris

Starting44 today

Week's best 44on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4418 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue3722 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept

Russula foetens

Russula foetens

Starting44 today

Week's best 44on Fridayaverage 41by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4418 Sept
  2. Sat4019 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue4022 Sept
  6. Wed4023 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept
Collybia nuda — botanical illustration

Collybia nuda

Collybia nuda

Starting43 today

Week's best 43on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4318 Sept
  2. Sat4019 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3823 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron — botanical illustration

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Starting42 today

Week's best 42average 39by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4218 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon3821 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu4024 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum — botanical illustration

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon perlatum

Starting41 today

Week's best 41on Fridayaverage 37by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4118 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon3821 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Russula delica — botanical illustration

Russula delica

Russula delica

Starting41 today

Week's best 42on Thursdayaverage 39by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4118 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3821 Sept
  5. Tue4022 Sept
  6. Wed4023 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3822 Sept
  6. Wed4023 Sept
  7. Thu4024 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis — botanical illustration

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3720 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3423 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Marasmius oreades — botanical illustration

Marasmius oreades

Marasmius oreades

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon3821 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Suillus bovinus — botanical illustration

Suillus bovinus

Suillus bovinus

Starting40 today

Week's best 40average 37by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3723 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius — botanical illustration

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius

Starting38 today

Week's best 38average 36by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today3818 Sept
  2. Sat3419 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3722 Sept
  6. Wed3823 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Collybia personata — botanical illustration

Collybia personata

Collybia personata

Starting38 today

Week's best 38on Fridayaverage 35by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today3818 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3124 Sept

Suillus granulatus near Kuznetsk: where to look

Suillus granulatus — botanical illustration

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 Kuznetsk in September 2026?

Today's foraging index is 48 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 Kuznetsk?

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.

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