Mushrooms in Lake 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.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pholiota vernalis5 July records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria5 July records across all years
Lactarius olympianus3 July records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus3 July records across all years- Bovistella utriformis3 July records across all years
Sculptured Puffball Calbovista subsculpta2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes9 August records since 2011
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus4 August records since 2011- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria4 August records since 2011
Yellowfoot Dapperling Lepiota magnispora3 August records since 2011- Leccinum fibrillosum3 August records since 2011
Cortinarius pinguis3 August records since 2011
Blotched Woodwax Hygrophorus erubescens3 August records since 2011
Lactarius caespitosus2 August records since 2011
Slender Jack Suillus umbonatus2 August records since 2011
Purple Spindles Alloclavaria purpurea2 August records since 2011
Ruby King Bolete Boletus rubriceps2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Tricholoma stans2 September records since 2011
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 | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Hebeloma marginatulum | 3 |
| 10 | Leccinum fibrillosum | 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 28, 2024Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceumin Lake County, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record - 2
Aug 28, 2024Sweetgrass Tooth Hydnellum suaveolensnear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record - 3Aug 28, 2024Lactarius caespitosusnear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 4Aug 28, 2024Cortinarius pinguisin Lake County, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 5Aug 28, 2024Cortinarius pinguisin Lake County, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 6Aug 26, 2024Tricholoma smithiinear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 7Aug 26, 2024Leccinum fibrillosumnear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 8
Aug 26, 2024Ramaria flavigelatinosanear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record - 9Aug 26, 2024Blotched Woodwax Hygrophorus erubescensnear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 10
Aug 26, 2024Entoloma lividoalbumnear Leadville North, CO · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
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How we built this page
2,569 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,471 CC0 and 98 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.