Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Saint-Genest-Malifaux

Today, conditions are poor around Saint-Genest-Malifaux for the species we follow. Département: Loire · altitude 997 m.

Saint-Genest-Malifaux is a municipality (2 921 inhabitants), at an altitude of 997 m (département: Loire, 42). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Saint-Genest-Malifaux (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (34/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (silver fir, Norway spruce and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 28 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 25 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 9 °C.

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Chanterelles

0Thu 5

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0Mon 9

0Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

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0Tue 10

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0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

22Thu 5

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26Tue 10

30Wed 11

32Thu 12

Black trumpets

29Thu 5

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27Mon 9

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31Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

15Thu 5

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18Mon 9

21Tue 10

24Wed 11

27Thu 12

Wood blewits

32Thu 5

33Fri 6

23Sat 7

24Sun 8

28Mon 9

32Tue 10

34Wed 11

34Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

21Thu 5

20Fri 6

13Sat 7

13Sun 8

14Mon 9

15Tue 10

16Wed 11

16Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

0Thu 5

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Forests and soils around Saint-Genest-Malifaux

The terrain

Likely trees: silver fir, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.6), balanced
Slope: 11° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	76	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	83	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, sweet chestnut
Morels	46	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	70	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Black trumpets	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, sessile oak, downy oak
Funnel chanterelles	70	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	80	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	68	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	90	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	19 %
Fri 30	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	20 %
Sat 31	3 °C	8 °C	0.1 mm	93 %	20 %
Sun 1	2 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	20 %
Mon 2	0 °C	4 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	20 %
Tue 3	0 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	20 %
Wed 4	1 °C	5 °C	2.4 mm	82 %	21 %
Thu 5 forecast	4 °C	7 °C	25.0 mm	92 %	32 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	11.8 mm	86 %	30 %
Sat 7 forecast	1 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	27 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	25 %
Tue 10 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	4.2 mm	83 %	25 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	4.7 mm	88 %	28 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	4.3 mm	94 %	40 %

Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.

Going further

Mushrooms in Loire · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated

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Saint-Étienne · Saint-Chamond · Firminy · Le Chambon-Feugerolles · Roche-la-Molière · La Ricamarie · Villars · Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds