Overview

• Recent rainfall and cooler nights have triggered abundant fruiting across many regions, with experts reporting a wide variety of edible species now appearing.
• Poison-information centres receive hundreds of mushroom-related emergency calls each year, typically 400–500, and the green death cap accounts for most fatal cases.
• Collectors are advised to harvest only mushrooms they can identify with certainty, carry finds in airy baskets rather than plastic, and keep stems intact for verification.
• Officials recommend consulting trained mushroom advisors or local services for uncertain finds, warning that smartphone identification apps are not reliable.
• High interest is filling guided forays and well-known hotspots nationwide, including the Black Forest, Ebersberger Forst, Berlin’s Grunewald and the Palatinate Forest.