Are there mushrooms around Kharabali right now
Today's index is 16 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.
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.
Kharabali and the country around it
The ring marks Kharabali, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Astrakhan 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 Astrakhan Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 16average 15by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1521 Sept
- Tue1422 Sept
- Wed1423 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 15average 13by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1321 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1223 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 14average 13by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1320 Sept
- Mon1221 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1223 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 14average 12by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1221 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1123 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 13average 12by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1318 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1221 Sept
- Tue1122 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 13average 12by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1318 Sept
- Sat1319 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1221 Sept
- Tue1222 Sept
- Wed1123 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 13average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1318 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1121 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 13average 12by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1318 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1221 Sept
- Tue1122 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 12average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1121 Sept
- Tue1122 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 12average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1220 Sept
- Mon1121 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 12average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1020 Sept
- Mon1021 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 12average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1120 Sept
- Mon1121 Sept
- Tue1122 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 12average 11by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1120 Sept
- Mon1121 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed1023 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 11average 10by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1118 Sept
- Sat1019 Sept
- Sun1020 Sept
- Mon1021 Sept
- Tue1022 Sept
- Wed823 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 10average 10by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat1019 Sept
- Sun1020 Sept
- Mon1021 Sept
- Tue922 Sept
- Wed823 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 10average 9by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat1019 Sept
- Sun920 Sept
- Mon821 Sept
- Tue822 Sept
- Wed823 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 10average 8by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat919 Sept
- Sun820 Sept
- Mon821 Sept
- Tue822 Sept
- Wed723 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 10average 9by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat1019 Sept
- Sun1020 Sept
- Mon921 Sept
- Tue822 Sept
- Wed823 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 8average 7by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today818 Sept
- Sat819 Sept
- Sun620 Sept
- Mon621 Sept
- Tue622 Sept
- Wed623 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 8average 7by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today818 Sept
- Sat819 Sept
- Sun820 Sept
- Mon621 Sept
- Tue622 Sept
- Wed623 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 6average 5by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today618 Sept
- Sat619 Sept
- Sun620 Sept
- Mon421 Sept
- Tue422 Sept
- Wed523 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 6average 6by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today618 Sept
- Sat619 Sept
- Sun620 Sept
- Mon621 Sept
- Tue622 Sept
- Wed623 Sept
Boletus edulis near Kharabali: where to look
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 →
What is recorded in Astrakhan Oblast
Species recorded within the region across all observations, from the most common to the rarest. Beside each one, the dates it is found here. Some are marked “by vegetation zone”: there are few records in this region itself, but enough in neighbouring ones with the same kind of woodland.
- Honey FungusEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
- Oyster Mushroomreported by readers
- Sheathed WoodtuftEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
- Field Mushroomreported by readers
- Fairy Ring Champignonreported by readers
- Stinking BrittlegillEdible only after thorough cookingreported by readers
Occurrence data comes from GBIF, an open database of biodiversity observations. These are records made by people, not a census of fungi: where there are more naturalists, there are more records. So the number says how often a species turns up in reports, not how much of it is in the woods.
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Kharabali in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 16 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 Kharabali?
Records gathered in this region most often list: honey fungus, oyster mushroom, sheathed woodtuft. The full list with seasons is in the block above.
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.