Mushrooms in Brevard County, Florida
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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 January records across all years- Phlebiopsis papyrina3 January records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 January records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Brunneoporus juniperinus3 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Climacodon pulcherrimus2 March records across all years
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:
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 June records across all years- Phellinus punctatiformis4 June records across all years
- Daedalea ambigua3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Pilatoporus palustris3 August records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum5 September records across all years
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Deceiving Milkcap, Cottonroll Milkycap Lactarius deceptivus4 October records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 October records across all years- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 October records across all years
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 November records across all years
Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiae2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Fomes meliae5 December records across all years
- Trichaptum versatile4 December records across all years
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans2 December records across all years- Trichaptum byssogenum2 December records across all years
- Funalia floccosa2 December records across all years
- Fomitella supina2 December records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | Phellinus punctatiformis | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 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: Dec, Jan, 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 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 7, 2026Mauve Parachute Marasmius haematocephalusnear Rockledge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jul 28, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Rockledge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 27, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Port St. John, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 6, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Cocoa Beach, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Apr 5, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusin Wickham Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Dec 23, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Rockledge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Nov 30, 2025Phloeomana minutulanear Titusville, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Nov 30, 2025Phanerochaete cacaonear Christmas, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 2, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Titusville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
196 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 142 CC0 and 54 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.