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Wednesday 4 November 2026

Where to look for mushrooms today?

Ceps, chanterelles, morels, black trumpets, wood blewits and more: growing conditions in the 34 746 municipalities of France, recalculated every morning.

?Photo Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Today

Best départements today

Ceps

  1. Pyrénées-Atlantiques 54
  2. Corse-du-Sud 52
  3. Hautes-Pyrénées 50
  4. Landes 48
  5. Dordogne 44

Chanterelles

  1. Pyrénées-Atlantiques 31
  2. Var 30
  3. Corse-du-Sud 29
  4. Landes 26
  5. Gard 24

Morels

Out of season at the moment.

Hedgehog mushrooms

  1. Alpes-Maritimes 75
  2. Ardèche 71
  3. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 70
  4. Var 67
  5. Corse-du-Sud 66

Black trumpets

  1. Meuse 71
  2. Haute-Marne 70
  3. Doubs 66
  4. Haute-Saône 66
  5. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 63

Funnel chanterelles

  1. Corrèze 34
  2. Hautes-Pyrénées 32
  3. Haute-Saône 32
  4. Pyrénées-Atlantiques 29
  5. Vosges 29

Wood blewits

  1. Lot 86
  2. Corrèze 83
  3. Dordogne 81
  4. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 79
  5. Var 78

Saffron milk caps

  1. Corse-du-Sud 78
  2. Ardèche 73
  3. Alpes-Maritimes 70
  4. Var 70
  5. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 69

Parasol mushrooms

  1. Var 89
  2. Corse-du-Sud 87
  3. Hérault 83
  4. Vaucluse 82
  5. Gard 81
Guide

Sporalo's nine species

Two Bordeaux ceps with brown caps and pale swollen stems, in woodland undergrowth

Ceps

Boletus edulis & groupe
 Three egg-yellow chanterelles growing in green moss

Chanterelles

Cantharellus cibarius & groupe
 Blond morel with an ochre honeycombed cap, among spring grasses

Morels

Morchella spp.
 Hedgehog mushrooms with cream caps among dead leaves

Hedgehog mushrooms

Hydnum repandum & rufescens
 Grey-black funnel-shaped black trumpets in golden dead leaves

Black trumpets

Craterellus cornucopioides & cinereus
 Funnel chanterelles with brown caps and yellow stems

Funnel chanterelles

Craterellus tubaeformis
 Wood blewits with lilac caps in the litter

Wood blewits

Lepista nuda
 Orange saffron milk caps under pines

Saffron milk caps

Lactarius deliciosus & groupe
 Two parasol mushrooms in tall grass, a young one with a closed cap and an adult one spread like a parasol on a long banded stem

Parasol mushrooms

Macrolepiota procera
Transparency

How it is calculated

Temperature, rain over the last two weeks, soil moisture, season, host trees, pH and aspect: each factor, its weight and the 29 scientific publications it rests on.

Method & sources The 96 départements

  • 100% open data: Open-Meteo, IGN, JRC, ESA WorldCover, ISRIC, Copernicus
  • Calculated daily for every municipality, 8-day forecast
  • Free, no advertising, no account, no tracking

Frequently asked questions

Where to look for mushrooms today in France?

The daily ranking, updated every morning, lists for each species the départements where growing conditions are most favourable: sporalo.com/en/fr/classement. The map then details the score of each of the 34 746 municipalities.

Which species does Sporalo follow?

Nine highly sought-after species: ceps, chanterelles, morels, hedgehog mushrooms, black trumpets, funnel chanterelles, wood blewits, saffron milk caps and parasol mushrooms. Each has its own page with identification, look-alikes, habitat and season.

How is the growth score calculated?

The score (0 to 100) combines the municipality's recent weather (temperature, rain over the past weeks, soil moisture, frost), the time of year and the altitude, then the habitat around the municipality (forests, host tree species, soil, aspect, land cover). Each factor limits the others: a single very unfavourable factor is enough to make the score drop. The Method page details the principles and the sources.

Is the score reliable?

The model was compared with real picking observations (GBIF data) and with the weather of control days: across 5 973 observations, the day the species was found scores higher than an ordinary day in 73% of cases (chance would give 50%). It is an indicator of favourable conditions, not a guarantee of finding mushrooms.

When is the data updated?

Every morning, from Open-Meteo observations and forecasts. Forecasts cover 8 days; the calculation date is shown on every page.

Can Sporalo help me identify a mushroom?

No. Sporalo shows where and when conditions are favourable, not what a mushroom is. Never eat a mushroom without certain identification: if in doubt, show your harvest to a pharmacist or a mycological society; if you have symptoms, call 15 or 112.

Is Sporalo free?

Yes: free, with no advertising, no account and no tracking. The data used is open.