Mushrooms in Citrus 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:
Xylobolus subpileatus3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years- Sandy Laccaria Laccaria trullissata2 January records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 January records across all years- Cubamyces lactineus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Red Cage Clathrus ruber2 February records across all years
Tulostoma striatum2 February records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 February records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 March records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 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:
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus4 June records across all years
Agrocybe retigera2 June records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 August records across all years
- Marasmiellus distantifolius3 August records across all years
- Marasmiellus eburneus2 August records across all years
- Marasmius corrugatus2 August records across all years
- Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 August records across all years
- Pleuroflammula flammea2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Persistent Waxcap Hygrocybe acutoconica6 October records across all years- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 October records across all years
- Scleroderma floridanum2 October records across all years
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 October records across all years- Conocybe subovalis2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 November records across all years- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 November records across all years
- Marasmiellus sanctae-marthae2 November records across all years
Pepper Pot Myriostoma coliforme2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Hexagonia hydnoides5 December records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 December records across all years- Panus tephroleucus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 |
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, Oct.
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
Oct 3, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensnear Inverness, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 8, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensnear Inverness, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 8, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiiin Withlacoochee State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 8, 2026Arkansas Slender Caesar Amanita arkansananear Inverness, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 8, 2026Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceusnear Inverness, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Dec 9, 2025Earliella scabrosanear Inverness Highlands South, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Dec 9, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Inverness Highlands South, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jan 14, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Lecanto, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jan 14, 2025Amber Jelly Exidia recisanear Lecanto, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10Dec 10, 2024Hexagonia hydnoidesin Withlacoochee State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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855 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 803 CC0 and 52 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.