Mushrooms in Gadsden 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:
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cubamyces lactineus4 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Cubamyces lactineus6 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 July records since 2011
Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius2 July records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus4 August records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 August records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 September records since 2011
Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | |
| 14 | Ceratobasidium cornigerum | 1 |
| 15 | 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: Oct, Aug, 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.
- 1Feb 15, 2026Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Chattahoochee, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Nov 11, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Havana, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 6, 2024Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus raveneliiin Torreya State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Apr 20, 2024Hexagonia hydnoidesin Angus Gholson Jr. Nature Park of Chattahoochee, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Jan 14, 2024Xylobolus subpileatusin Lake Talquin State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jan 14, 2024Silky Parchment Stereum striatumin Lake Talquin State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Apr 30, 2023Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Quincy, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Apr 30, 2023Spring Polypore Lentinus arculariusnear Quincy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Apr 30, 2023Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Quincy, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Mar 20, 2023Cubamyces lactineusin Lake Talquin State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
112 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 29 CC0 and 83 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.