Mushrooms in Carbon 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:
Leratiomyces riparius3 June records across all years
Strobilurus albipilatus3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini8 July records across all years- Pholiota vernalis6 July records across all years
Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus5 July records across all years
Veluticeps abietina4 July records across all years
Mycena overholtsii4 July records across all years- Tyromyces leucospongius4 July records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 July records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella3 July records across all years
Bleeding Conifer Crust Stereum sanguinolentum2 July records across all years- Strobilurus wyomingensis2 July records across all years
Brown Roll Rim Paxillus involutus2 July records across all years
Bear Lentinus Lentinellus ursinus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Red Belted Conk Fomitopsis pinicola8 August records across all years
Saffron Milk-Cap Lactarius deliciosus4 August records across all years- Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus4 August records across all years
- Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini3 August records across all years
Scaly Tooth Sarcodon imbricatus3 August records across all years- Tyromyces leucospongius3 August records across all years
Phellopilus nigrolimitatus3 August records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 August records across all years
Ringed Milk-Cap Lactarius zonarius2 August records across all years
Short-Stalked Suillus Suillus brevipes2 August records across all years
Scaly Knight Tricholoma vaccinum2 August records across all years
Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Orange Sponge Polypore Pycnoporellus alboluteus3 September records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria3 September records across all years
Cat's Tongue Pseudohydnum gelatinosum3 September records across all years- Agaricus rutilescens2 September records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 September records across all years- Pholiota condensa2 September records across all years
Salmon Coral Ramaria formosa2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hyphodontia granulosa2 October records across all years
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 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 | 14 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 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: 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.
- 1
Jul 23, 2026Ruby King Bolete Boletus rubricepsin Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 12, 2023Fly Agaric Amanita muscariain Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 2, 2023Red Hot Milk Cap Lactarius rufusin Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 9, 2019Aspen Bolete Leccinum insignein Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 9, 2007Ramaria rasilisporain or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record - 6
Sep 9, 2007Grisette Amanita vaginatain or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record - 7
Sep 9, 2007Albatrellopsis confluensin or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record - 8Sep 9, 2007Candy Cap Lactarius camphoratusin or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record
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Sep 9, 2007Blotched Woodwax Hygrophorus erubescensin Carbon County, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record - 10
Aug 11, 2001Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatusin or near Medicine Bow National Forest, WY · museum/herbarium specimen (RMS) · original record
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How we built this page
222 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 214 CC0 and 8 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.