Mushrooms in El Paso 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:
- Funalia hispida2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Coppery Waxcap Hygrophorus siccipes4 June records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 June records across all years
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 June records across all years- Panus neostrigosus2 June records across all years
Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Aspropaxillus candidus5 July records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus5 July records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 July records across all years
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata4 July records across all years
Burgundy Touhgshank Gymnopus fuscopurpureus4 July records across all years- Clitocybe infundibuliformis4 July records across all years
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla4 July records across all years
Cinnamon Webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus3 July records across all years
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura3 July records across all years
Rusty Porecrust Fuscoporia ferruginosa3 July records across all years
Panther Cap Amanita pantherina3 July records across all years- Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Celandine Milkcap Lactarius chelidonium6 August records across all years
Common Conecap Conocybe tenera5 August records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini4 August records across all years
Milk White Brittlegill Russula delica4 August records across all years
Bloody Milkcap Lactarius sanguifluus4 August records across all years
Twotone Funnel Clitocybe metachroa4 August records across all years
Russula alutacea4 August records across all years
Clouded Agaric Clitocybe nebularis4 August records across all years
Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosa4 August records across all years
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum3 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 August records across all years
Star Pinkgill Entoloma conferendum3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea3 September records across all years- Panther Cap Amanita pantherina3 September records across all years
Rosy Earthstar Geastrum rufescens2 September records across all years
Rose Spindles Clavaria rosea2 September records across all years
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola2 September records across all years- Geastrum limbatum2 September records across all years
Dung Roundhead Protostropharia semiglobata2 September records across all years
Dirty Tricholoma Tricholoma terreum2 September records across all years
Kaibab Jack Suillus kaibabensis2 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 | 8 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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, Jul, Sep.
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.
- 1
Sep 22, 2026Armillaria solidipesin Pike National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2May 21, 2026Glistening Ink-Cap Coprinellus micaceusnear Colorado Springs, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 19, 2025Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediadesnear Black Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 19, 2025Kaibab Jack Suillus kaibabensisnear Black Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 17, 2025Kaibab Jack Suillus kaibabensisnear Black Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 15, 2025Short-Stemmed Russula Russula brevipesnear Rock Creek Park, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 9, 2025Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosusnear Colorado Springs, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
424 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 358 CC0 and 66 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.