Mushrooms in Clear Creek County, Colorado
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:
Trichaptum subchartaceum2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Pholiota vernalis2 June records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 June records across all years
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa2 June records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 June records across all years- Garland Roundhead Stropharia coranilla2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Pseudomarasmius pallidocephalus2 July records since 2011
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 July records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 July records since 2011- Inocybe rufoalba2 July records since 2011
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus27 August records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria11 August records since 2011- Lactarius badiosanguineus10 August records since 2011
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus8 August records since 2011
Ruby King Bolete Boletus rubriceps7 August records since 2011
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes7 August records since 2011
Northern Bearded Milkcap Lactarius repraesentaneus6 August records since 2011
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina5 August records since 2011
Willow Brittlegill Russula laccata5 August records since 2011
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura5 August records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 August records since 2011
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor4 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Northern Bearded Milkcap Lactarius repraesentaneus17 September records across all years
- Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus10 September records across all years
- Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura6 September records across all years
Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratus6 September records across all years
Purple-Staining Milk Cap Lactarius uvidus6 September records across all years- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum6 September records across all years
- Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes5 September records across all years
Frosty Funnel Clitocybe phyllophila5 September records across all years
Truncated Club Clavariadelphus truncatus5 September records across all years- Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor5 September records across all years
Viscid Brittlegill Russula viscida5 September records across all years- Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus4 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
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 | 45 | |
| 2 | 34 | |
| 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | 14 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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.
- 1
Aug 16, 2026Albatrellopsis confluensnear St. Mary's, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 30, 2025Crassisporium funariophilumnear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 30, 2025American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 30, 2025Glutinous Woodwax Hygrophorus olivaceoalbusnear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 30, 2025Lactarius badiosanguineusnear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 30, 2025Deceiver Laccaria laccatanear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 1, 2025Ramaria rasilisporanear Idaho Springs, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 1, 2025Albatrellopsis confluensnear Idaho Springs, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 1, 2025Orange Webcap Cortinarius mucosusnear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Aug 1, 2025Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatusnear Blue Valley, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
1,870 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,683 CC0 and 187 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.