Mushrooms in Alachua County, Florida
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
15,369mushroom records
1,936species recorded
Octbusiest month
15,369 records since 1887 (1,407 in the last 10 years)
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.
Usually recorded in January here:
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus19 January records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus9 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 January records since 2011
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus4 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides4 January records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 January records since 2011
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica3 January records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 January records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 January records since 2011
Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp Of The Woods Entoloma abortivum2 January records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus17 February records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 February records since 2011
Anthracophyllum lateritium4 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 February records since 2011
Astraeus morganii2 February records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus5 March records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 March records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 March records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides6 April records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 April records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 April records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 April records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 April records since 2011- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus7 May records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 May records since 2011- Irpex subulatus2 May records since 2011
Xylobolus subpileatus2 May records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 May records since 2011
Anise And Raspberry Limbed-Lepidella Amanita mutabilis2 May records since 2011
Amanita rhoadsii2 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii13 June records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus8 June records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum6 June records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites6 June records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 June records since 2011
Gymnopus iocephalus5 June records since 2011- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus4 June records since 2011
Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus3 June records since 2011
Blue Meanies Panaeolus cyanescens3 June records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records since 2011
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 June records since 2011- Tetrapyrgos longicystidiata3 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Gymnopus iocephalus9 July records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides9 July records since 2011
- Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus8 July records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus6 July records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii5 July records since 2011
Camembert Brittlegill Russula amoenolens5 July records since 2011
White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidus4 July records since 2011
Agaricus vinosobrunneofumidus4 July records since 2011- Mallocybe multispora4 July records since 2011
American Shitake Lentinula raphanica4 July records since 2011
Black-Stalked Marasmius Tetrapyrgos nigripes4 July records since 2011
Grayflesh Tylopilus Tylopilus griseocarneus3 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites10 August records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii9 August records since 2011
- Fragile Dapperling Leucocoprinus fragilissimus8 August records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 August records since 2011
Luxuriant Thoughshank Collybiopsis luxurians3 August records since 2011
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 August records since 2011- Volvariella lepiotospora2 August records since 2011
Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum2 August records since 2011
Olive Lute Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum2 August records since 2011
Russula pectinatoides2 August records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii8 September records since 2011
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus8 September records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 September records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus6 September records since 2011
Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides5 September records since 2011- Pluteus eliae3 September records since 2011
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum3 September records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 September records since 2011
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus3 September records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 September records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 September records since 2011
Ornate-Stalked Bolete Retiboletus ornatipes2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa24 October records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 October records since 2011- Favolus udus2 October records since 2011
Amanita amerivirosa2 October records since 2011
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 October records since 2011- White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidus2 October records since 2011
- Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 October records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 October records since 2011
Phylloporopsis boletinoides2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa14 November records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus5 November records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum4 November records since 2011
Patrician Deer Mushroom Pluteus petasatus4 November records since 2011
Frothy Porecrust Irpex latemarginatus4 November records since 2011- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 November records since 2011
Goldleaf Shield Pluteus romellii2 November records since 2011
Elmerina caryae2 November records since 2011
Trichaptum sector2 November records since 2011- Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 November records since 2011
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus11 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor7 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 December records since 2011
- Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus6 December records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum6 December records since 2011
Blackish-Red Russula Russula vinacea5 December records since 2011- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus5 December records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 December records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus4 December records since 2011- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina4 December records since 2011
Inosperma lanatodiscum3 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | |
| 2 | 67 | |
| 3 | 66 | |
| 4 | 57 | |
| 5 | 53 | |
| 6 | 53 | |
| 7 | 48 | |
| 8 | 45 | |
| 9 | 44 | |
| 10 | 43 | |
| 11 | 43 | |
| 12 | 42 | |
| 13 | 42 | |
| 14 | 42 | |
| 15 | 41 |
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: Oct, Jul, 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 9 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
Sep 10, 2026Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotinctanear Gainesville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 7, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Gainesville, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 6, 2026Fistulina americananear Micanopy, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 2, 2026White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinain Bartram-Carr Woods, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 28, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Gainesville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Aug 14, 2026Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusin Loblolly Woods Nature Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Aug 14, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Gainesville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Aug 14, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Gainesville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Aug 14, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolorin Loblolly Woods Nature Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
15,369 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 14,450 CC0 and 919 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.