Mushrooms in Highlands County, Florida
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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:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia7 January records across all years- Cerrena hydnoides5 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus4 January records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum3 January records across all years
Peniophora cinerea3 January records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium3 January records across all years
Junghuhnia nitida2 January records across all years
Hymenochaete microcycla2 January records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2 January records across all years- Rhizochaete flava2 January records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 January records across all years- Daedalea ambigua2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Phlebiopsis crassa8 February records across all years- Aschersonia cubensis7 February records across all years
Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza4 February records across all years- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 February records across all years
Trametes cubensis4 February records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus4 February records across all years- Cerioporus flavus4 February records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides3 February records across all years- Fulvifomes crocatus3 February records across all years
- Hymenochaete pinnatifida3 February records across all years
- Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium3 February records across all years
- Heterochaete andina2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Daisy Earthstar Geastrum floriforme3 March records across all years- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 March records across all years
Crowned Earthstar Geastrum coronatum3 March records across all years- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 March records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 March records across all years- Scleroderma lycoperdoides2 March records across all years
- Physalacria andina2 March records across all years
- Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza2 March records across all years
- Piptoporellus soloniensis2 March records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 March records across all years- Hymenochaete odontoides2 March records across all years
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum12 June records across all years
Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum6 June records across all years- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 June records across all years
Hymenochaete iodina2 June records across all years
Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiae2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Tubulicrinis hamatus2 July records across all years
- Gloeophyllum striatum2 July records across all years
Trametes villosa2 July records across all years- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum11 August records across all years
- Fomitella supina7 August records across all years
- Rigidoporus lineatus6 August records across all years
- Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum6 August records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 August records across all years
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 August records across all years- Mycena texensis3 August records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus3 August records across all years- Lacquered Bracket Ganoderma lucidum3 August records across all years
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius siccus2 August records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 August records across all years- Mycena palmivora2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus4 September records across all years
- Nothopanus eugrammus3 September records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 September records across all years
Suillus cothurnatus2 September records across all years- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 September records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Lentinus berteroi2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | |
| 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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, Jun, 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
Sep 18, 2026Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananasin Highlands County, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Sep 8, 2026Pawpaw Polypore Phylloporia amplectensin Highlands County, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 2, 2026Coprinellus arenicolain Highlands County, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Aug 12, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Avon Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Aug 10, 2026Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludensin Highlands County, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Aug 4, 2026Pulchroboletus rubricitrinusin Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Aug 3, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Lake Placid, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Aug 3, 2026Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagusnear Lake Placid, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jul 2, 2026Coprinellus arenicolanear Lake Placid, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Apr 11, 2026Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatumnear Lake Placid, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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758 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 574 CC0 and 184 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.