Mushrooms in Gilpin 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 May records across all years- Cylindrobasidium corrugum2 May records across all years
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis2 May records across all years
Gastropila fumosa2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus6 June records across all years- Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis4 June records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum3 June records across all years
Cortinarius ahsii3 June records across all years- Guepinia monticola2 June records across all years
- Hyphodontia granulosa2 June records across all years
- Cylindrobasidium corrugum2 June records across all years
- Gastropila fumosa2 June records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini5 July records across all years
- Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus3 July records across all years
Flammulina populicola3 July records across all years
Lactarius caespitosus3 July records across all years
Purple-Staining Milk Cap Lactarius uvidus3 July records across all years
Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufus3 July records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus3 July records across all years
Northern Bearded Milkcap Lactarius repraesentaneus3 July records across all years- Clitocybe overholtsii3 July records across all years
- Clitocybe coloradensis3 July records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius3 July records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufus19 August records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum14 August records across all years- Lycoperdon glabellum13 August records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria9 August records across all years- Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus7 August records across all years
- Marasmius tomentosipes7 August records across all years
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor7 August records across all years
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum7 August records across all years- Hygrophorus amarus6 August records across all years
Smooth Puffball Lycoperdon molle6 August records across all years- Boletus mottiae5 August records across all years
Leratiomyces squamosus5 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum17 September records across all years
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans5 September records across all years
Slimy Spike Gomphidius glutinosus4 September records across all years- Purple-Staining Milk Cap Lactarius uvidus3 September records across all years
Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpurea3 September records across all years- Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufus3 September records across all years
Arrhenia lobata3 September records across all years- Bovistella utriformis3 September records across all years
Rosy Woodwax Hygrophorus pudorinus3 September records across all years
Truncated Club Clavariadelphus truncatus3 September records across all years
Suillus pseudobrevipes2 September records across all years- Serried Porecrust Neoantrodia serialis2 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 | 32 | |
| 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | Marasmius tomentosipes | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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.
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Jul 20, 2025Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkiiin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
May 25, 2025Entoloma vernumin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3May 17, 2025Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk Fomitopsis schrenkiiin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 1, 2024Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulaenear Central, CO (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 31, 2023Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufusin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Aug 31, 2023Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatusin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 31, 2023Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 31, 2023Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Roosevelt National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 15, 2023Bleeding Milk Cap Lactarius rubrilacteusnear Coal Creek, CO (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jul 11, 2023Aspen Bolete Leccinum insignenear Coal Creek, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,196 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,090 CC0 and 106 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.