Are there mushrooms around Viagrande right now
Today's index is 26 out of 100. Poor — something is possible, but do not count on a full basket.
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.
Viagrande and the country around it
The ring marks Viagrande, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Sicily. 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
23 species are in season in Sicily right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 44 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2618 Sept
- Sat2819 Sept
- Sun2920 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 48 — on Thursdayaverage 34by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2518 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2920 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 47 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2418 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2820 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 44 — on Thursdayaverage 31by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2418 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2620 Sept
- Mon2621 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 45 — on Thursdayaverage 32by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2418 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2720 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 48 — on Thursdayaverage 36by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun3420 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 45 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 42 — on Thursdayaverage 30by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2620 Sept
- Mon2621 Sept
- Tue3522 Sept
- Wed3623 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 44 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 45 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 43 — on Thursdayaverage 31by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2218 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2720 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue3522 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 42 — on Thursdayaverage 32by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2218 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2920 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 44 — on Thursdayaverage 32by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2218 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2920 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 42 — on Thursdayaverage 31by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2018 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2820 Sept
- Mon2821 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 38 — on Thursdayaverage 29by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1918 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2720 Sept
- Mon2621 Sept
- Tue3322 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 45 — on Thursdayaverage 33by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1918 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 39 — on Thursdayaverage 28by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat2219 Sept
- Sun2520 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
- Thu3924 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 40 — on Thursdayaverage 28by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat2219 Sept
- Sun2520 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
- Thu4024 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 37 — on Thursdayaverage 25by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1919 Sept
- Sun2120 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2822 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
- Thu3724 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 35 — on Thursdayaverage 25by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat2019 Sept
- Sun2220 Sept
- Mon2321 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
- Thu3524 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 30 — on Thursdayaverage 20by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1519 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1721 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2523 Sept
- Thu3024 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 26 — on Thursdayaverage 18by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1318 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1520 Sept
- Mon1521 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed2323 Sept
- Thu2624 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 33 — on Thursdayaverage 23by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun2120 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2722 Sept
- Wed2823 Sept
- Thu3324 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.24°1.4 mm
- 12 сент.21°17 mm
- 13 сент.19°4.8 mm
- 14 сент.20°—
- 15 сент.19°1.8 mm
- 16 сент.19°0.9 mm
- 17 сент.20°—
- 18 сент.21°1.6 mm
- 19 сент.21°5.6 mm
- 20 сент.20°6.9 mm
- 21 сент.20°0.3 mm
- 22 сент.19°21 mm
- 23 сент.17°—
- 24 сент.16°12 mm
Macrolepiota procera near Viagrande: where to look
Macrolepiota procera: the species in brief
How to tell it
A tall mushroom with a broad cap covered in brown scales on a pale background. The stem has a snakeskin-like pattern and a thick ring that is often movable. Mature specimens are large and distinctive, but no single feature should be used on its own.
Where it grows
On woodland edges, in clearings, parks, pasture and grassy commons.
In the kitchen
The cap is the part usually eaten; the stem is fibrous. Large caps are often breaded and fried or cooked whole.
Nutrition
Low in calories with a modest protein content.
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 Viagrande in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 26 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 Viagrande?
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.