Mushrooms in Collier 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:
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus3 January records across all years
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae2 January records across all years- Rhodofomitopsis feei2 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides2 January records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 January records across all years
Earliella scabrosa2 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 January records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Peniophora similis5 March records across all years
- Exidiopsis sublivida3 March records across all years
Rosy Crust Peniophora incarnata2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
- Aschersonia cubensis2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 December records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Peniophora similis | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Exidiopsis sublivida | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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: Jan, Mar, Dec.
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.
- 1Sep 17, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Lely, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Mar 3, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
- 4Jan 12, 2026Earliella scabrosanear Marco Island, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Dec 24, 2025Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Immokalee, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Dec 14, 2025Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsoniiin Big Cypress National Preserve Addition, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Oct 31, 2025Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 31, 2025Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 14, 2025False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Lely, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
134 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 95 CC0 and 39 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.