Mushrooms in Summit 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.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Pseudoomphalina angelesiana3 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis11 June records across all years
Clitocybe albirhiza6 June records across all years
Cortinarius thiersii3 June records across all years- Hygrophorus marzuolus2 June records across all years
- Arrhenia hohensis2 June records across all years
- Suillus wasatchicus2 June records across all years
Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis2 June records across all years
Clustered Clitocybe Lepista subconnexa2 June records across all years- Cylindrobasidium corrugum2 June records across all years
Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Conifer Roundhead Stropharia hornemannii2 July records across all years
Roughened Pinkgill Entoloma asprellum2 July records across all years
Gastropila fumosa2 July records across all years
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum2 July records across all years- Bovistella utriformis2 July records across all years
- Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Crab Brittlegill Russula xerampelina6 August records since 2011
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus5 August records since 2011
Sickener Russula emetica3 August records since 2011
Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata3 August records since 2011
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum3 August records since 2011
Cep Boletus edulis3 August records since 2011
Fruity Brittlegill Russula queletii2 August records since 2011
Copper-Top Leccinum aurantiacum2 August records since 2011
Alpine Brittlegill Russula nana2 August records since 2011
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus2 August records since 2011
Mycena semivestipes2 August records since 2011- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Dark Honey Fungus Armillaria ostoyae5 September records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 September records since 2011
Pinelitter Gingertail Xeromphalina cauticinalis3 September records since 2011- Sickener Russula emetica3 September records since 2011
- Tyromyces leucospongius2 September records since 2011
- Alpine Brittlegill Russula nana2 September records since 2011
Bicoloured Deceiver Laccaria bicolor2 September records since 2011
Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laeve2 September records since 2011- Deadly Galerina Galerina marginata2 September records since 2011
Russula montana2 September records since 2011- Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme2 September records since 2011
- Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus2 September records since 2011
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 | 17 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 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, 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
Aug 24, 2026Truncated Club Clavariadelphus truncatusnear Summit Park, UT (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jul 14, 2026Cep Boletus edulisin Wasatch National Forest, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 29, 2025Smith's Earthstar Astraeus smithiiin Toll Canyon, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 15, 2023Deadly Galerina Galerina marginatain Toll Canyon, UT · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jun 3, 2023Flammulina populicolanear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record - 6Jun 3, 2023Crepidotus vulgarisnear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record
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Jun 3, 2023American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record - 8
Jun 3, 2023Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulansnear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record - 9May 26, 2023Pseudoomphalina angelesiananear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record
- 10May 26, 2023Common Bird's Nest Crucibulum laevenear Woodland, UT · museum/herbarium specimen (UT) · original record
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How we built this page
590 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 575 CC0 and 15 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.