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Coastal Bend / Lake Corpus Christi Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Coastal Bend / Lake Corpus Christi

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South Texas Coastal Bend — live oak mottes, post oak savanna, and mesquite-huisache brush surrounding Lake Corpus Christi, Goliad, and the Aransas/Mission river bottoms. Chanterelles and boletes appear under live oaks after tropical rains; oysters fruit on hackberry and elm in the river bottoms nearly year-round in the mild climate. Tropical pasture mushrooms — Blue Meanies (Panaeolus cyanescens) and Golden Teacher (Psilocybe cubensis) — flush from dung after Gulf moisture events.

Updated Jun 17, 4:24 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

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# Coastal Bend / Lake Corpus Christi — S Tier (June 17, 2026) This region is firing on all cylinders. Sustained soil temps at 79°F paired with consistent moisture (0.34 VWC, stable over two weeks) have unlocked virtually every viable species in the database. You're looking at a genuinely rare window where wood-decay fungi, saprotrophs, and ground-fruiting species all align—Oyster, Chicken of the Woods, Wine Cap, and the full polypore suite (Turkey Tail, Artist's Conk, Birch Polypore, Red-Belted Conk) are all actively fruiting. No limiting factors means the substrate is primed across all decomposition stages. The only tactical consideration: coastal humidity and heat will accelerate spore dispersal and insect colonization, so collect early and process immediately. Priority targets are the choice edibles (Dryad's Saddle, Smooth Chanterelle, Parasol) before beetles hit them, and medicinals (Turkey Tail, Reishi-adjacent polypores) which are peak potency right now. **Hot tip:** Hit decomposing hardwood stands at dawn—the heat spike around midday will push flies and beetles into fresh fruiting bodies by noon.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Oyster Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wine Cap

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dryad's Saddle

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's Butter

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Crown-Tipped Coral

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly Ear

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring Champignon

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's Conk

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch Polypore

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest Fungus

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Cinnabar Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica Cap

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Two-Colored Bolete

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol Inky

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow Fungus

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood Ear

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Elfcup

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Banded Mottlegill

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Common Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dune Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Golden Teacher

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Blue Meanies

All conditions met (soil 79°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.34 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.