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Cross Timbers / LBJ National Grassland Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Cross Timbers / LBJ National Grassland

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The eastern Cross Timbers — a belt of post oak and blackjack oak savanna threading through north-central Texas just west of the DFW metroplex. LBJ and Caddo National Grasslands give the largest public access, with sandy upland oak woods and shaded creek bottoms (cedar elm, pecan, hackberry). Spring morels appear in dying-elm and pecan flats along the West Fork Trinity; chanterelles and chicken-of-the-woods follow summer thunderstorms. Golden Teacher (Psilocybe cubensis) fruits from cattle dung in the surrounding pastures after warm rains.

Trees:Post Oak Black Oak American Elm

Updated Sep 15, 4:25 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

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# Cross Timbers / LBJ Grassland — Tier A Summary You're sitting in a rare sweet spot: 93°F soil with seven straight days of sustained warmth and consistent 0.18 VWC volumetric water content have created broad viability across the fruiting calendar. The tier-A reading reflects a genuine multi-species window—oysters, chanterelles, chicken, honeys, hedgehogs, wine caps, and puffballs all have the thermal and moisture conditions they need to fruit simultaneously. The catch is desiccation risk. That 0.14" of rain over two weeks is threadbare; the grassland environment offers zero canopy protection, and 93°F soil plus open exposure means fruiting bodies will abort or stall fast if they can't establish before surface evaporation strips moisture. Species fruiting *now*—expect them in the next 48–72 hours—will be your only reliable harvest. Anything that needs another week to pin won't materialize. Watch for the next precipitation event; even 0.2–0.3" would extend the window significantly. Right now you're in a narrow race between germination and drying. **Hot tip:** Hit the grassland margins—oak/cedar transition zones where retained soil moisture and afternoon shade will buy you an extra day or two of fruiting viability that open ground won't.

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 Potential75/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen BoleteLeccinum insigne

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Crown-Tipped CoralArtomyces pyxidatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Frost's BoleteBoletus frostii

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Caesar's AmanitaAmanita jacksonii

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Weeping Milk CapLactifluus volemus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Green Cracked RussulaRussula virescens

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Peppery Milk CapLactarius piperatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Coker's AmanitaAmanita cokeri

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime MoldFuligo septica

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Common StinkhornPhallus impudicus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Dune StinkhornPhallus hadriani

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Lantern StinkhornLysurus mokusin

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Golden TeacherPsilocybe cubensis

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

All conditions met (soil 93°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.18 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)

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.