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Foraging forecast: Saratov Oblast

Conditions in Saratov Oblast in September 2026 are middling, index 39 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.

A seven-day index for the species whose records are confirmed here — 26 of them right now. Flush phases and the factors behind the number, instead of a "chance of finding" percentage we cannot measure. Data updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.

The map is built from the measurement network — one point per sizeable town and more in between. A detailed 2.5 km grid is computed for one region so far: it needs its own run for every cell.

Best today

Penny Bun

Boletus edulis

Startingconfidence 43%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST

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By species

The week, species by species

Each row is its own seven days. Today is outlined.

Penny Bun — botanical illustration

Penny Bun

Boletus edulis

Starting39 today

Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3918 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3520 Sept
  4. Mon3521 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Honey Fungus — botanical illustration

Honey Fungus

Armillaria mellea

Starting34 today

Week's best 34average 33by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3418 Sept
  2. Sat3419 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3321 Sept
  5. Tue3222 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept
Weeping Bolete — botanical illustration

Weeping Bolete

Suillus granulatus

Starting38 today

Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3818 Sept
  2. Sat3919 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3523 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Oyster Mushroom — botanical illustration

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today018 Sept
  2. Sat019 Sept
  3. Sun020 Sept
  4. Mon021 Sept
  5. Tue022 Sept
  6. Wed023 Sept
  7. Thu024 Sept
Velvet Shank — botanical illustration

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today018 Sept
  2. Sat019 Sept
  3. Sun020 Sept
  4. Mon021 Sept
  5. Tue022 Sept
  6. Wed023 Sept
  7. Thu024 Sept
Brown Birch Bolete — botanical illustration

Brown Birch Bolete

Leccinum scabrum

Starting37 today

Week's best 37average 35by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3323 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept
Orange Oak Bolete — botanical illustration

Orange Oak Bolete

Leccinum aurantiacum

Starting37 today

Week's best 37average 35by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3520 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3323 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept
Chanterelle — botanical illustration

Chanterelle

Cantharellus cibarius

Starting32 today

Week's best 32average 30by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3218 Sept
  2. Sat3119 Sept
  3. Sun2920 Sept
  4. Mon2921 Sept
  5. Tue3022 Sept
  6. Wed3023 Sept
  7. Thu3124 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Starting32 today

Week's best 32average 30by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3218 Sept
  2. Sat3119 Sept
  3. Sun2820 Sept
  4. Mon2921 Sept
  5. Tue3022 Sept
  6. Wed3023 Sept
  7. Thu3124 Sept
Saffron Milkcap — botanical illustration

Saffron Milkcap

Lactarius deliciosus

Starting37 today

Week's best 37average 36by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3520 Sept
  4. Mon3521 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Bay Bolete — botanical illustration

Bay Bolete

Imleria badia

Starting38 today

Week's best 38average 36by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3818 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3724 Sept
Sheathed Woodtuft — botanical illustration

Sheathed Woodtuft

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Starting32 today

Week's best 32 — on Fridayaverage 29by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today3218 Sept
  2. Sat3219 Sept
  3. Sun3220 Sept
  4. Mon2921 Sept
  5. Tue2822 Sept
  6. Wed2523 Sept
  7. Thu2624 Sept
Field Blewit — botanical illustration

Field Blewit

Collybia personata

Starting25 today

Week's best 26 — on Saturdayaverage 23by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today2518 Sept
  2. Sat2619 Sept
  3. Sun2520 Sept
  4. Mon2321 Sept
  5. Tue2222 Sept
  6. Wed2023 Sept
  7. Thu2024 Sept
Wood Blewit — botanical illustration

Wood Blewit

Collybia nuda

Starting30 today

Week's best 31 — on Saturdayaverage 29by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3018 Sept
  2. Sat3119 Sept
  3. Sun3020 Sept
  4. Mon2921 Sept
  5. Tue2822 Sept
  6. Wed2623 Sept
  7. Thu2624 Sept
Field Mushroom — botanical illustration

Field Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

Starting36 today

Week's best 36 — on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today3618 Sept
  2. Sat3519 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3221 Sept
  5. Tue3022 Sept
  6. Wed2823 Sept
  7. Thu2924 Sept
Fairy Ring Champignon — botanical illustration

Fairy Ring Champignon

Marasmius oreades

Starting32 today

Week's best 32 — on Fridayaverage 30by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3218 Sept
  2. Sat3219 Sept
  3. Sun3220 Sept
  4. Mon3021 Sept
  5. Tue2822 Sept
  6. Wed2623 Sept
  7. Thu2824 Sept
Parasol — botanical illustration

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Starting37 today

Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 34by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3222 Sept
  6. Wed3123 Sept
  7. Thu3124 Sept
Common Puffball — botanical illustration

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Starting33 today

Week's best 33 — on Fridayaverage 30by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today3318 Sept
  2. Sat3219 Sept
  3. Sun3220 Sept
  4. Mon3021 Sept
  5. Tue2822 Sept
  6. Wed2623 Sept
  7. Thu2724 Sept
Red Cracking Bolete — botanical illustration

Red Cracking Bolete

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Starting34 today

Week's best 34average 32by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3418 Sept
  2. Sat3419 Sept
  3. Sun3220 Sept
  4. Mon3121 Sept
  5. Tue3122 Sept
  6. Wed3123 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept
Bovine Bolete — botanical illustration

Bovine Bolete

Suillus bovinus

Starting32 today

Week's best 32average 30by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3218 Sept
  2. Sat3219 Sept
  3. Sun3020 Sept
  4. Mon2921 Sept
  5. Tue2922 Sept
  6. Wed2823 Sept
  7. Thu2924 Sept
Milk White Brittlegill — botanical illustration

Milk White Brittlegill

Russula delica

Starting34 today

Week's best 34average 32by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3418 Sept
  2. Sat3319 Sept
  3. Sun3120 Sept
  4. Mon3021 Sept
  5. Tue3122 Sept
  6. Wed3123 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept
Black Morel — botanical illustration

Black Morel

Morchella elata

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today018 Sept
  2. Sat019 Sept
  3. Sun020 Sept
  4. Mon021 Sept
  5. Tue022 Sept
  6. Wed023 Sept
  7. Thu024 Sept
Fly Agaric — botanical illustration

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Starting39 today

Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3918 Sept
  2. Sat3919 Sept
  3. Sun3720 Sept
  4. Mon3621 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Panthercap — botanical illustration

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Starting37 today

Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 34by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3322 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3324 Sept

Orange Birch Bolete

Leccinum versipelle

Starting37 today

Week's best 37average 35by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3520 Sept
  4. Mon3421 Sept
  5. Tue3422 Sept
  6. Wed3323 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept

Stinking Brittlegill

Russula foetens

Starting36 today

Week's best 36 — on Fridayaverage 33by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3618 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3221 Sept
  5. Tue3222 Sept
  6. Wed3123 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept

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Common questions

Are there mushrooms in Saratov Oblast in September 2026?

Conditions in Saratov Oblast in September 2026 are middling, index 39 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.

Which mushrooms are out in Saratov Oblast right now?

The species list for this region is built from confirmed records in GBIF. As soon as there are enough of them, the species appear here with their own forecast — we do not add a species to a region on a guess.

How is the index calculated?

An index from 0 to 100, built from the last month of weather, satellite woodland data, terrain and the seasonal window of each species. It is not a probability of finding anything: it is how well conditions match what that species needs.

When is the best day to go in Saratov Oblast?

Use the seven-day index on this page: pick the day with the higher number, and watch the flush phase — «Building» and «Peak» are the ones worth the drive. Today reads 39 out of 100.

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.

How the index is calculated, and what the model cannot promise — on the about page.