Mushrooms in Pima County, Arizona
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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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Tulostoma striatum2 January records across all years
Gloeophyllum carbonarium2 January records across all years
Winter Stalk Puffball Tulostoma brumale2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 February records across all years
Pholiota brunnescens2 February records across all years- Antrodia favescens2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Battarreoides diguetii4 March records across all years
- Phellinotus badius3 March records across all years
Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris3 March records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Rhodofomes roseus6 April records across all years
- Pseudospongipellis unicolor3 April records across all years
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkii5 May records across all years- Hymenochaete tenuis2 May records across all years
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkii3 June records across all years
Disciseda candida2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 July records across all years- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris5 July records across all years
Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae4 July records across all years
Barrow's Bolete Boletus barrowsii3 July records across all years- Sanghuangporus weirianus2 July records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 July records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 July records across all years- Meganotus everhartii2 July records across all years
Flammulina populicola2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 August records since 2011
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris4 August records since 2011
- Barrow's Bolete Boletus barrowsii4 August records since 2011
- Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae3 August records since 2011
Wine-Colored Pogie Rhizopogon vinicolor2 August records since 2011
Pluteus americanus2 August records since 2011
Orange Knight Tricholoma aurantium2 August records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011- Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkii2 August records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 August records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Chlorophyllum arizonicum17 September records across all years
Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi4 September records across all years- Mycoacia livida3 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 September records across all years- Itajahya galericulata3 September records across all years
- Agaricus columellatus3 September records across all years
Stringy Butt Rot Poriella subacida2 September records across all years
Steccherinum fimbriatum2 September records across all years
Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoides2 September records across all years- Leptosporomyces galzinii2 September records across all years
- Phlebia subserialis2 September records across all years
Corticium roseum2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Rosy Conk Rhodofomes cajanderi3 October records across all years
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris3 October records across all years
- Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 October records across all years
Dichomitus squalens2 October records across all years- Meganotus everhartii2 October records across all years
Phellinus robiniae2 October records across all years- Acanthophysellum canadense2 October records across all years
- Resinoporia sitchensis2 October records across all years
Sandy Stilt Puffball Battarrea phalloides2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris3 November records across all years
Disciseda bovista3 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Sandy Stilt Puffball Battarrea phalloides2 December records since 2011
- Desert Shaggymane Podaxis pistillaris2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | |
| 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | Battarreoides diguetii | 15 |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | Veluticeps berkeleyi | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | Russula olivobrunnea | 7 |
| 12 | Sanghuangporus weirianus | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 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 7 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.
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Sep 22, 2026Yellow-Gilled Gymnopilus Gymnopilus luteofoliusnear Tucson, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 7, 2026Orange Rough-Cap Tooth Hydnellum aurantiacumnear Summerhaven, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 6, 2026Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostiiin Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 6, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 6, 2026Bleeding Tooth Fungus Hydnellum peckiiin Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 5, 2026Cinnabar Powdercap Cystodermella cinnabarinain Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 5, 2026Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Coronado National Forest, AZ · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
2,203 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,839 CC0 and 364 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.