Are there mushrooms around Chieti Scalo right now

Today's index is 19 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.

Best today
Boletus edulis
Quiet

The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 8 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.

Chieti Scalo and the country around it

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

The week, species by species

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

Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

Boletus edulis

Boletus edulis

Quiet19 today

Week's best 25on Thursdayaverage 22by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1918 Sept
  2. Sat2219 Sept
  3. Sun2220 Sept
  4. Mon2221 Sept
  5. Tue2222 Sept
  6. Wed2223 Sept
  7. Thu2524 Sept
Macrolepiota procera — botanical illustration

Macrolepiota procera

Macrolepiota procera

Quiet18 today

Week's best 23on Thursdayaverage 20by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1818 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1920 Sept
  4. Mon1921 Sept
  5. Tue2022 Sept
  6. Wed2023 Sept
  7. Thu2324 Sept
Agaricus campestris — botanical illustration

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus campestris

Quiet17 today

Week's best 23on Thursdayaverage 19by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1718 Sept
  2. Sat1719 Sept
  3. Sun1820 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1822 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2324 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron — botanical illustration

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Quiet17 today

Week's best 22on Thursdayaverage 19by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1718 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1920 Sept
  4. Mon1921 Sept
  5. Tue1922 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2224 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum — botanical illustration

Leccinum aurantiacum

Leccinum aurantiacum

Quiet16 today

Week's best 22on Thursdayaverage 19by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1618 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1920 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1922 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2224 Sept
Amanita pantherina — botanical illustration

Amanita pantherina

Amanita pantherina

Quiet16 today

Week's best 21on Thursdayaverage 18by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1618 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1820 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1922 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2124 Sept

Leccinum versipelle

Leccinum versipelle

Quiet16 today

Week's best 22on Thursdayaverage 19by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1618 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1920 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1922 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2224 Sept

Russula foetens

Russula foetens

Quiet16 today

Week's best 21on Thursdayaverage 18by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1618 Sept
  2. Sat1719 Sept
  3. Sun1820 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1822 Sept
  6. Wed1823 Sept
  7. Thu2124 Sept
Suillus granulatus — botanical illustration

Suillus granulatus

Suillus granulatus

Quiet15 today

Week's best 22on Thursdayaverage 18by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1619 Sept
  3. Sun1720 Sept
  4. Mon1721 Sept
  5. Tue1822 Sept
  6. Wed1923 Sept
  7. Thu2224 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius — botanical illustration

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius

Quiet15 today

Week's best 20on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1719 Sept
  3. Sun1720 Sept
  4. Mon1721 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu2024 Sept
Imleria badia — botanical illustration

Imleria badia

Imleria badia

Quiet15 today

Week's best 21on Thursdayaverage 18by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1819 Sept
  3. Sun1920 Sept
  4. Mon1821 Sept
  5. Tue1822 Sept
  6. Wed1823 Sept
  7. Thu2124 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis — botanical illustration

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Quiet15 today

Week's best 20on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1619 Sept
  3. Sun1720 Sept
  4. Mon1721 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu2024 Sept
Marasmius oreades — botanical illustration

Marasmius oreades

Marasmius oreades

Quiet15 today

Week's best 21on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1619 Sept
  3. Sun1620 Sept
  4. Mon1621 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu2124 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum — botanical illustration

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon perlatum

Quiet15 today

Week's best 21on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1518 Sept
  2. Sat1619 Sept
  3. Sun1720 Sept
  4. Mon1721 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu2124 Sept
Leccinum scabrum — botanical illustration

Leccinum scabrum

Leccinum scabrum

Quiet14 today

Week's best 19on Thursdayaverage 16by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1418 Sept
  2. Sat1519 Sept
  3. Sun1620 Sept
  4. Mon1621 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu1924 Sept
Russula delica — botanical illustration

Russula delica

Russula delica

Quiet14 today

Week's best 20on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1418 Sept
  2. Sat1619 Sept
  3. Sun1720 Sept
  4. Mon1721 Sept
  5. Tue1722 Sept
  6. Wed1723 Sept
  7. Thu2024 Sept
Suillus bovinus — botanical illustration

Suillus bovinus

Suillus bovinus

Quiet13 today

Week's best 17average 15by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1318 Sept
  2. Sat1419 Sept
  3. Sun1520 Sept
  4. Mon1521 Sept
  5. Tue1522 Sept
  6. Wed1523 Sept
  7. Thu1724 Sept
Amanita muscaria — botanical illustration

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

Quiet13 today

Week's best 17average 15by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1318 Sept
  2. Sat1419 Sept
  3. Sun1520 Sept
  4. Mon1521 Sept
  5. Tue1522 Sept
  6. Wed1523 Sept
  7. Thu1724 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus — botanical illustration

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius deliciosus

Quiet12 today

Week's best 15average 14by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1218 Sept
  2. Sat1319 Sept
  3. Sun1420 Sept
  4. Mon1421 Sept
  5. Tue1422 Sept
  6. Wed1423 Sept
  7. Thu1524 Sept
Armillaria mellea — botanical illustration

Armillaria mellea

Armillaria mellea

Quiet10 today

Week's best 15on Thursdayaverage 12by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1018 Sept
  2. Sat1119 Sept
  3. Sun1220 Sept
  4. Mon1221 Sept
  5. Tue1322 Sept
  6. Wed1323 Sept
  7. Thu1524 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Quiet10 today

Week's best 13average 12by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1018 Sept
  2. Sat1219 Sept
  3. Sun1220 Sept
  4. Mon1221 Sept
  5. Tue1222 Sept
  6. Wed1223 Sept
  7. Thu1324 Sept
Collybia nuda — botanical illustration

Collybia nuda

Collybia nuda

Quiet9 today

Week's best 12average 10by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today918 Sept
  2. Sat919 Sept
  3. Sun1020 Sept
  4. Mon1021 Sept
  5. Tue1122 Sept
  6. Wed1123 Sept
  7. Thu1224 Sept
Collybia personata — botanical illustration

Collybia personata

Collybia personata

Quiet8 today

Week's best 11average 9by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today818 Sept
  2. Sat819 Sept
  3. Sun920 Sept
  4. Mon921 Sept
  5. Tue1022 Sept
  6. Wed1023 Sept
  7. Thu1124 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.

  1. 11 сент.23°7.0 mm
  2. 12 сент.21°6.7 mm
  3. 13 сент.21°
  4. 14 сент.22°
  5. 15 сент.22°0.8 mm
  6. 16 сент.22°
  7. 17 сент.23°1.0 mm
  8. 18 сент.22°0.5 mm
  9. 19 сент.20°6.9 mm
  10. 20 сент.20°
  11. 21 сент.21°
  12. 22 сент.18°
  13. 23 сент.18°
  14. 24 сент.21°8.8 mm

Boletus edulis near Chieti Scalo: where to look

Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

Boletus edulis: the species in brief

How to tell it

A heavy, solid bolete with a brown cap and a thick stem. Near the top of the stem is a pale, raised net-like pattern. The pores are white when young, then become yellowish and finally olive with age.

Where it grows

With pine, spruce, oak, beech and other host trees, in woodland and along rides and clearings. Widespread across Europe.

In the kitchen

Excellent fried and especially good dried. Drying concentrates its aroma, which is why dried porcini are widely used in stocks, sauces and risotto.

Nutrition

Around 30 kcal per 100 g fresh is a useful rough guide, but values vary. Drying greatly concentrates both nutrients and calories.

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 Chieti Scalo in September 2026?

Today's foraging index is 19 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 Chieti Scalo?

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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