Mushrooms in Franklin 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:
- Hygrocybe andersonii3 January records since 2011
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cubamyces lactineus2 February records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records since 2011
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.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hygrocybe andersonii | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | Russula arenicola | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | |
| 13 | Aureoboletus abruptibulbus | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 15 | Hydnellum ferrugipes | 1 |
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: May, Jan, Feb.
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
Apr 27, 2025Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Apalachicola, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Mar 3, 2024Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore Lenzites betulinusin Tate's Hell State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Feb 9, 2024Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4May 1, 2023Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Feb 24, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Feb 8, 2023Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Feb 5, 2023Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Feb 5, 2023Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Apr 3, 2022Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Sopchoppy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Feb 10, 2022False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Tate's Hell State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
127 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 21 CC0 and 106 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.