Mushrooms in Broward County, Florida
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,944mushroom records
105species recorded
Junbusiest month
2,944 records since 1915 (389 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:
Hexagonia hydnoides8 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records since 2011- Xerocomellus bolinii2 January records since 2011
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 January records since 2011
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 January records since 2011
Earliella scabrosa2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 March records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 April records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii4 April records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii4 May records since 2011- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 May records since 2011
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum3 May records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus5 June records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 June records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 June records since 2011
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 June records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 June records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides6 July records since 2011
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum5 July records since 2011
Lactarius subserifluus4 July records since 2011- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 July records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 July records since 2011- Lactifluus coccolobae2 July records since 2011
- Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 July records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 July records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus6 August records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 August records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 August records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus24 September records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides10 September records since 2011
- Laternea dringii6 September records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii6 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites5 September records since 2011
- Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus3 September records since 2011
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus3 September records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites10 October records since 2011
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus5 October records since 2011
Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobae4 October records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 October records since 2011
- Laternea dringii3 October records since 2011
- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus3 October records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 October records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 October records since 2011
Pepper Pot Myriostoma coliforme2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 November records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 November records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Earliella scabrosa4 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 December records since 2011
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 December records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 December records since 2011
Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiae2 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 | 64 | |
| 2 | 52 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Laternea dringii | 12 |
| 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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: Jun, Sep, Jul.
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.
- 1Oct 3, 2026Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobaein John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 3, 2026Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobaenear Hollywood, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Oct 2, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Lauderhill, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 29, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Lauderhill, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 26, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Plantation, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 22, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Tequesta Trace Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Sep 21, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Davie, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 17, 2026Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatusnear Deerfield Beach, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 14, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiiin Fern Forest Nature Center, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Sep 1, 2026Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisnear Roosevelt Gardens, 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
2,944 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,805 CC0 and 139 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.