Mushrooms in Cache County, Utah
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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius3 April records across all years- Typhula ishikariensis2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria8 May records across all years
Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus8 May records across all years
Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae6 May records across all years
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis5 May records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum5 May records across all years
Lentinellus montanus5 May records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius5 May records across all years- Tyromyces leucospongius5 May records across all years
- Baeospora occidentalis4 May records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza4 May records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 May records across all years
Flammulina populicola4 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Clitocybe albirhiza3 June records across all years
Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus3 June records across all years
Brownflesh Bracket Coriolopsis gallica3 June records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 June records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 June records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 June records across all years
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 June records across all years
Clustered Bonnet Mycena inclinata2 June records across all years
Bonnet Mycena Mycena galericulata2 June records across all years- Lentinellus montanus2 June records across all years
- Blackfoot Polypore Cerioporus leptocephalus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pseudosperma breviterincarnatum2 July records across all years
Cortinarius ahsii2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Pseudosperma breviterincarnatum3 August records across all years
- Pseudosperma niveivelatum3 August records across all years
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina2 August records across all years
Ashen Knight Tricholoma virgatum2 August records across all years
Inosperma lanatodiscum2 August records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 September records across all years
- Aspen Bracket Phellinus tremulae4 September records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 September records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium3 September records across all years
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 September records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 September records across all years- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 September records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 September records across all years
Grey Puffball Bovista plumbea2 September records across all years
Nidularia pulvinata2 September records across all years
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus2 September records across all years- Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria6 October records across all years
- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus4 October records across all years
- Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 October records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 October records across all years
Leucocoprinus leucothites2 October records across all years
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Clitocybula familia2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: May, Sep, Jun.
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 5, 2022Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreadesnear Logan, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (USU) · original record - 2Oct 2, 2022Field Mushroom Agaricus campestrisnear Logan, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (USU) · original record
- 3Oct 2, 2022Field Mushroom Agaricus campestrisnear Logan, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (USU) · original record
- 4
Oct 2, 2022Destroying Angel Amanita virosanear Logan, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (USU) · original record - 5
Oct 2, 2022Fool's Mushroom Amanita vernanear Logan, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (USU) · original record - 6
Jul 9, 2022Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolornear Hyde Park, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record - 7Jul 9, 2022Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Hyde Park, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record
- 8Aug 4, 2021Ashen Knight Tricholoma virgatumin Cache County, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (Personal Herbarium of Gabriela D'elia) · original record
- 9Aug 4, 2021Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelinain Cache County, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (Personal Herbarium of Gabriela D'elia) · original record
- 10Aug 4, 2021Ashen Knight Tricholoma virgatumnear Garden, UT · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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444 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 440 CC0 and 4 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.