Mushrooms in Hillsborough 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:
Hexagonia hydnoides4 January records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum4 January records across all years- Scleroderma flavidum2 January records across all years
- Imleria floridana2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 February records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Hymenochaete odontoides5 March records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 March records across all years
Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis2 March records across all years
Phlebiopsis crassa2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 April records since 2011
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 April records since 2011
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius6 May records since 2011- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 May records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 May records since 2011- Amanita flavorubescens2 May records since 2011
Gyroporus subalbellus2 May records since 2011
American Floury Amanita Amanita farinosa2 May records since 2011
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 May records since 2011
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 May records since 2011
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 May records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida4 June records since 2011
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus3 June records since 2011
Round Puffball Bovista pila2 June records since 2011
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 June records since 2011
Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus2 June records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records since 2011
Tylopilus tabacinus2 June records since 2011
Emetic Russula Russula silvicola2 June records since 2011
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia2 June records since 2011
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 June records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum6 July records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 July records since 2011- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites5 August records since 2011
- Gyroporus subalbellus4 August records since 2011
- Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus4 August records since 2011
Agaricus pocillator4 August records since 2011
Lactarius hygrophoroides3 August records since 2011
Camembert Brittlegill Russula amoenolens3 August records since 2011- Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 August records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Exsudoporus floridanus2 August records since 2011
False Deathcap Amanita citrina2 August records since 2011
Dripping Slimecap Zhuliangomyces illinitus2 August records since 2011- Calvatia bicolor2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 September records since 2011
- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 September records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 September records since 2011
Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiae2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Exsudoporus floridanus2 October records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 October records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa8 November records since 2011- Ringless Honey Fungus Desarmillaria tabescens2 November records since 2011
- Scleroderma texense2 November records since 2011
- Russula hixsonii2 November records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 November records since 2011- Dripping Slimecap Zhuliangomyces illinitus2 November records since 2011
- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa4 December records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 December records since 2011
Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis2 December records since 2011- Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 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: Jun, Aug, May.
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.
- 1Sep 17, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Tampa, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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- 4Sep 15, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Tampa, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Sep 10, 2026Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagusnear Tampa, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 9, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Gibsonton, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 8, 2026Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporusnear Lutz, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 8, 2026Lactarius hygrophoroidesnear Lutz, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Sep 8, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Lutz, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 8, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Lutz, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
583 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 507 CC0 and 76 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.