Mushrooms in Salt Lake 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.
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.
Usually recorded in April here:
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 May records across all years
Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 May records across all years
Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria2 May records across all years
Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus2 May records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus7 June records since 2011
- Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus3 June records since 2011
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades2 June records since 2011
Patrician Deer Mushroom Pluteus petasatus2 June records since 2011- Ochre-Banded Conk Fomitopsis ochracea2 June records since 2011
Western Giant Puffball Calvatia booniana2 June records since 2011
Brown Hay Cap Panaeolina foenisecii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei3 July records since 2011
Green Brittlegill Russula aeruginea2 July records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum2 July records since 2011
Russula zelleri2 July records since 2011
American Ear Fungus Auricularia americana2 July records since 2011- Cortinarius subbalaustinus2 July records since 2011
Inocybe nitidiuscula2 July records since 2011
Lactarius olympianus2 July records since 2011
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa2 July records since 2011
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus2 July records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hysterangium affine3 August records across all years
Floccularia albolanaripes2 August records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis2 August records across all years
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades3 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 October records across all years
Leucocoprinus leucothites2 October records across all years- Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides2 October records across all years
Coprinopsis romagnesiana2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hysterangium affine | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 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: Jul, Jun, Aug.
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.
- 1Jul 23, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusin Wasatch National Forest, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Jul 1, 2026Red-Footed Bitter Bolete Caloboletus rubripesnear Brighton, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Jul 1, 2026Flammulina populicolanear Brighton, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Jun 29, 2026Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteusin Wasatch National Forest, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 10, 2026Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatusnear Alta, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6May 23, 2026Pholiota carbonarianear Summit Park, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Nov 26, 2025Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadrianinear Salt Lake City, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Oct 19, 2025Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediadesnear Salt Lake City, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Oct 19, 2025Coprinopsis romagnesianain Samuel Holt Historic Farm, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Oct 19, 2025Coprinopsis romagnesianain Samuel Holt Historic Farm, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
250 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 153 CC0 and 97 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.