Mushrooms in Albany County, Wyoming
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.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Pholiota vernalis4 June records across all years
- Tyromyces leucospongius4 June records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella4 June records across all years
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa3 June records across all years- Cylindrobasidium corrugum2 June records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 June records across all years
Cryptic Globe Fungus Cryptoporus volvatus2 June records across all years
Torn Fibrecap Inocybe lacera2 June records across all years
Egghead Mottlegill Panaeolus semiovatus2 June records across all years
Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox2 June records across all years
Snowmelt Clitocybe Clitocybe glacialis2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Cylindrobasidium corrugum14 July records across all years
- Podofomes mollis7 July records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae6 July records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus6 July records across all years
Gymnopus hariolorum6 July records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes6 July records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta6 July records across all years
Gastropila fumosa6 July records across all years- Pholiota vernalis5 July records across all years
Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus5 July records across all years
Phellopilus nigrolimitatus4 July records across all years
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes4 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus18 August records across all years
Copper-Top Leccinum aurantiacum9 August records across all years
Albatrellopsis confluens8 August records across all years- Gastropila fumosa8 August records across all years
Blue-Staining Slippery Jack Suillus tomentosus7 August records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 August records across all years- Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus6 August records across all years
Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis6 August records across all years- Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes5 August records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata5 August records across all years
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius5 August records across all years- Pleurotus cornucopiae4 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus5 September records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum3 September records across all years- Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta2 September records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 September records across all years
Anise Mazegill Gloeophyllum odoratum2 September records across all years
Shaggy Pholiota Pholiota squarrosa2 September records across all years
Brown Funnel Polypore Coltricia perennis2 September records across all years- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 September records across all years
Sweetgrass Tooth Hydnellum suaveolens2 September records across all years- Osmoporus mexicanus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Red Tree Brain Fungus Peniophora rufa5 October records across all years- Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus3 October records across all years
- Phellopilus nigrolimitatus2 October records across all years
- Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 October records across all years
Alcohol Inky Cap Coprinopsis atramentaria2 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 | 23 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 |
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.
- 1Aug 24, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Laramie, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 18, 2025Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Laramie, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 14, 2025Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatusnear Laramie, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 11, 2024Little Red Stinkhorn Mutinus raveneliinear Laramie, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Oct 15, 2023Sandy Stilt Puffball Battarrea phalloidesin or near Hutton Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record - 6
Jun 11, 2023Snowy Inkcap Coprinopsis niveain Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
- 8Jun 6, 2021Strobilurus lignitilisnear Centennial, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (DBG) · original record
- 9
2013Cratered Duster Amphinema byssoidesin or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen · original record - 102013Crescent Crust Chaetodermella lunain or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen · original record
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How we built this page
617 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 596 CC0 and 21 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.