Mushrooms in Taos 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:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 July records across all years
Flammulina populicola2 July records across all years
Elegant Polypore Cerioporus varius2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria6 August records across all years
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei6 August records across all years
Calocybe naucoria5 August records across all years- Agaricus julius5 August records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus4 August records across all years
Almond Woodwax Hygrophorus agathosmus4 August records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea4 August records across all years
Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne4 August records across all years- Gymnopus contrarius3 August records across all years
Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis3 August records across all years- Agaricus malangelus3 August records across all years
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba3 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Floccularia fusca5 September records across all years- Boletus pinophilus4 September records across all years
Yellow Bracelet Floccularia luteovirens4 September records across all years- Arrhenia peltigerina4 September records across all years
Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora4 September records across all years
Red Cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron4 September records across all years
Panther Cap Amanita pantherina4 September records across all years- Gamundia leucophylla4 September records across all years
- Aspen Bolete Leccinum insigne3 September records across all years
Strigose-Stemmed Bolete Boletus subvelutipes3 September records across all years- Floccularia pitkinensis3 September records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica3 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 October records across all years
Weather Earthstar Geastrum corollinum2 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 | 15 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | Paraxerula americana | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | Boletus pinophilus | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | Agaricus julius | 5 |
| 15 | 5 |
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.
- 1
Aug 13, 2024Tulostoma fimbriatumnear Arroyo Hondo, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Aug 13, 2024Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatumnear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Aug 13, 2024Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 13, 2024Golden Pholiota Pholiota aurivellanear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 13, 2024Golden Pholiota Pholiota aurivellanear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 13, 2024Conocybe brunneolanear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Aug 7, 2024Sweetgrass Tooth Hydnellum suaveolensnear Red River, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jun 29, 2024Pholiota lignicolain Carson National Forest, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 17, 2023American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Aug 17, 2023Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteusnear Taos Ski Valley, NM · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
380 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 345 CC0 and 35 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.