Mushrooms in Santa Fe 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:
- Inocybe bufonia6 July records since 2011
Inocybe nitidiuscula4 July records since 2011
Inocybe leptophylla2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius4 August records since 2011
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 August records since 2011
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina2 August records since 2011
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2 August records since 2011- Cortinarius duristipes2 August records since 2011
- Cortinarius glabrellus2 August records since 2011
Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Bitter Brown Leucopax Leucopaxillus gentianeus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Rhizopogon pinyonensis3 October records across all years
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 | Cortinarius centrirufus | 6 |
| 2 | Inocybe bufonia | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cortinarius duristipes | 4 |
| 8 | Thelephora atra | 4 |
| 9 | Hyphodontiella multiseptata | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | Rhizopogon pinyonensis | 3 |
| 13 | Inocybe fuscidula | 3 |
| 14 | Hysterangium separabile | 3 |
| 15 | 3 |
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
Oct 9, 2025Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Santa Fe, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 8, 2025Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadrianinear Santa Fe, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 29, 2025Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear La Cienega, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 27, 2025Kaibab Jack Suillus kaibabensisnear Hyde Park, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Sep 22, 2025Bitter Brown Leucopax Leucopaxillus gentianeusnear La Cueva, NM · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 6Sep 22, 2025Bitter Brown Leucopax Leucopaxillus gentianeusnear La Cueva, NM · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 7
Oct 27, 2024Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizusnear Santa Fe, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 22, 2024Ponderous Slippery Jack Suillus ponderosusnear Rio en Medio, NM · museum/herbarium specimen · original record - 9Sep 15, 2024Phlegmacium variosimilenear Rio en Medio, NM · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
- 10
Sep 15, 2024Crested Coral Clavulina coralloidesnear Rio en Medio, NM · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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How we built this page
3,527 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 3,147 CC0 and 380 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.