Mushrooms in Gunnison 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 July records across all years
Ruby King Bolete Boletus rubriceps3 July records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza2 July records across all years
Gymnopus kauffmanii2 July records across all years
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes32 August records since 2011- Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus21 August records since 2011
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria11 August records since 2011
Suillus occidentalis6 August records since 2011- Ruby King Bolete Boletus rubriceps4 August records since 2011
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus3 August records since 2011
Shaggy Pholiota Pholiota squarrosa2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpurea2 September records across all years
Trichaptum subchartaceum2 September records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 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 | 34 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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 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 4, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusin White River National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jul 28, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusin White River National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Jun 9, 2026Spring Cavalier Melanoleuca cognatain Gunnison County, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 28, 2024Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosumin Gunnison National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 14, 2024Tomentosus Root Rot Onnia tomentosain Gunnison National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Sep 14, 2024Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpureanear Crested Butte, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 14, 2024Scaly Knight Tricholoma vaccinumnear Crested Butte, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 10, 2024Pholiota populneain Roaring Judy SFU, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 9, 2024Shaggy Pholiota Pholiota squarrosain Gunnison National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Sep 9, 2024Western Giant Puffball Calvatia boonianain Gunnison National Forest, CO · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
255 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 187 CC0 and 68 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.