Mushrooms of Desert Southwest
Sky-island spruce-fir, ponderosa, pinyon-juniper, oak woodland. Zero fruiting until monsoon onset (~Jul 4–15).
130 documented species · States/areas: AZ, NM, southern UT, southern CO
edible(99)
- Allen's PsilocybePsilocybe allenii
- American Slippery JackSuillus americanus
- Appalachian ChanterelleCantharellus appalachiensis
- Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
- Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides / fallax
- Blackfoot PolyporeCerioporus leptocephalus
- Bleeding MilkcapLactarius rubrilacteus
- Blue ChanterellePolyozellus multiplex
- Blushing MorelMorchella rufobrunnea
- Caramel-Capped PsilocybePsilocybe pelliculosa
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Chestnut BoleteGyroporus castaneus
- Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
- Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus cinnabarinus
- Conifer ChickenLaetiporus conifericola
- Coral FungiRamaria spp.
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
- Crowned MorelMorchella prava
- Crusty RussulaRussula crustosa
- Desert TruffleTerfezia / Tirmania spp.
- Elephant EarGyromitra brunnea
- Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius oreades
- Flame-Colored ChanterelleCraterellus ignicolor
- Ghost ChanterelleCantharellus phasmatis
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
- Gold-Flake Waxy CapHygrophorus chrysodon
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Granulated BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Hawk's WingSarcodon imbricatus
- Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Hexagonal PolyporePolyporus alveolaris
- Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea complex
- Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- Knobby TopsPsilocybe baeocystis
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Lilac Bolete (Xanthoconium)Xanthoconium separans
- Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
- Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
- Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis
- Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus
- Mountain Blonde MorelMorchella tridentina (M. frustrata)
- Northern Cushion PolyporeClimacocystis borealis
- Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
- Orange MycenaMycena leaiana
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Painted BoleteSuillus pictus
- Pale BoleteBoletus pallidus
- Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera
- Peach ChanterelleCantharellus persicinus
- Pig's EarGomphus clavatus
- PioppinoCyclocybe aegerita
- Poor Man's Slippery JackSuillus tomentosus
- Pungent Slippery JackSuillus pungens
- Questionable StrophariaStropharia ambigua
- Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Rocky Mountain PorciniBoletus rubriceps
- Rooting ShankXerula radicata
- Russula-Like Waxy CapHygrophorus russula
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
- Shrimp RussulaRussula xerampelina
- Slippery JackSuillus brevipes
- Slippery JackSuillus luteus
- Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
- Smoky PolyporeBjerkandera adusta
- Snow MushroomGyromitra gigas
- St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
- Summer OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tropical Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus sanguineus
- Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor
- Umber-Brown PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Vase-Shaped PuffballCalvatia cyathiformis
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Violet-Toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
- Wasp CordycepsOphiocordyceps sphecocephala
- Weeping ConkInonotus dryadeus
- Western Brown MorelMorchella brunnea
- Western Giant PuffballCalvatia booniana
- Western Half-Free MorelMorchella populiphila
- Western Painted BoleteBoletus aurantiosplendens
- Western Yellow MorelMorchella eohespera
- White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
- White King BoleteBoletus barrowsii
- Wood EarAuricularia americana
- Yellow ChanterelleCantharellus flavus
Tea / extract use(16)
- Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
- Curtis's ReishiGanoderma curtisii
- Dyer's PolyporePhaeolus schweinitzii
- European ReishiGanoderma lucidum
- False Turkey TailStereum ostrea
- Gilled PolyporeTrametes betulina
- Goldenthread CordycepsTolypocladium ophioglossoides
- Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Northern Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis mounceae
- Ochre-Belted ConkFomitopsis ochracea
- Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola
- Scarlet Caterpillar ClubCordyceps militaris
- Southern ReishiGanoderma sessile / curtisii
- TuckahoeWolfiporia cocos
- Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
toxic(15)
- Blood-Red RussulaRussula sanguinea
- Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus rutilans
- Deadly ConocybeConocybe filaris
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Dyemaker's PuffballPisolithus arhizus
- False Morel (TOXIC)Gyromitra esculenta
- Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
- Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus illudens
- Pigskin EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- Stuntz's PsilocybePsilocybe stuntzii
- The SickenerRussula emetica
- Western Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olivascens
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre
- Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
See live fruiting predictions for Desert Southwest on the forecast home page.