Mushrooms in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
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:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Panther Cap Amanita pantherina5 August records across all years
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca3 August records across all years
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum3 August records across all years
Rosy Woodwax Hygrophorus pudorinus3 August records across all years
Scaly Chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus3 August records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus3 August records across all years
The Granulated Bolete Suillus granulatus3 August records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 August records across all years
Green-Tipped Coral Ramaria apiculata2 August records across all years
Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii2 August records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 August records across all years
Caesar Amanita caesarea2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Rhizopogon hawkerae3 September records across all years- Rhizopogon subcroceus3 September records across all years
Botryobasidium conspersum2 September records across all years- Rhizopogon subgelatinosus2 September records across all years
- Caesar Amanita caesarea2 September records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 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 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | Rhizopogon subcroceus | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 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, 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 9 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 14, 2025Fly Agaric Amanita muscarianear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 3, 2025False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 30, 2025Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Jul 2, 2025Sandy Stilt Puffball Battarrea phalloidesnear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Nov 22, 2024Vitreoporus dichrousnear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 29, 2023Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricusin Santa Fe National Forest, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 26, 2023Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricusnear Los Alamos, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jun 16, 2016Mycena overholtsiiin or near San Isabel National Forest, NM · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record - 9
Aug 21, 2015Orange Knight Tricholoma aurantiumin Santa Fe National Forest, NM · museum/herbarium specimen (CSU) · original record
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How we built this page
217 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 211 CC0 and 6 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.