Mushrooms in Columbia 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 commune2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus3 August records across all years
Gymnopus iocephalus2 August records across all years- Funalia floccosa2 August records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 August records across all years- Fomitella supina2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
- Russula subochrophylla3 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 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: Aug, Jul, 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 3, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvain Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 3, 2026Panellus pusillusin Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 3, 2026Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipesin Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 3, 2026Byssomerulius incarnatusin Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Nov 16, 2025Fistulina americanain Ichetucknee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jan 19, 2024Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear High Springs, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jan 19, 2024Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Worthington Springs, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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May 28, 2023Xanthoconium stramineumin Osceola National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
May 28, 2023Exsudoporus floridanusin Osceola National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
149 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 133 CC0 and 16 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.