Mushrooms in Cochise County, Arizona
Fruiting now
Based on past sightings (mostly since 2011; all years where recent records are few), not a forecast. Weather and place matter a lot, and a listing here says nothing about whether a mushroom is safe.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae3 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcata3 July records since 2011
Booted Knight Tricholoma focale2 July records since 2011
Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkii2 July records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 July records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 August records since 2011- Mallocybe leucothrix5 August records since 2011
Inocybe pallidicremea4 August records since 2011
Suillus occidentalis4 August records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens4 August records since 2011
Inocybe subradiata3 August records since 2011
Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipes3 August records since 2011- Mallocybe multispora3 August records since 2011
Kaibab Jack Suillus kaibabensis3 August records since 2011
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca3 August records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 August records since 2011
Cinnabar Powdercap Cystodermella cinnabarina3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkii2 September records since 2011
Yellow-Staining Milkcap Lactarius vinaceorufescens2 September records since 2011
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum2 September records since 2011- Fomes arctostaphyli2 September records since 2011
- Cinnabar Powdercap Cystodermella cinnabarina2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Gloeophyllum carbonarium2 October records across all years- Butyrea luteoalba2 October records across all years
- Polypus dispansus2 October records across all years
Spongipellis unicolor2 October records across all years- Alutaceodontia alutacea2 October records across all years
- Veluticeps berkeleyi2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | Mallocybe leucothrix | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | Russula cinereovinosa | 5 |
| 13 | Russula cochisei | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
Being on this list doesn't mean a mushroom is common, easy to identify or safe. It only means it has been recorded here often.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Jul.
Sightings map
● Each dot is a place with at least one record (rounded to about 1 km). Locations can be approximate, and many are on private land. Numbered blue circles are recent sightings, shown only to a general area of about 10 km.
Recent sightings
The 10 most recent dated records in this county, newest first. Data as of October 26, 2026. Records can take weeks or more to reach GBIF, so the newest finds may not show yet. Places are given only as a public park or forest (from the USGS Protected Areas Database) or the nearest town, and the numbered circles on the map cover a general area, not an exact spot.
- 1Sep 28, 2026Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatumnear Sierra Vista, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 6, 2026Neomensularia arizonicain Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 6, 2026Rainbow Chanterelle Cantharellus roseocanusnear Sierra Vista, AZ (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 5, 2026Cinnabar Powdercap Cystodermella cinnabarinain Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 5, 2026Fomes arctostaphyliin Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 5, 2026Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatumnear Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 5, 2026Fomes arctostaphylinear Sierra Vista, AZ (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 25, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Cochise County, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 11, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Cochise County, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jul 31, 2026Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcatanear St. David, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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887 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 626 CC0 and 261 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.