Mushrooms in Lee 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Usually recorded in February here:
Earliella scabrosa4 February records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 February records across all years
Trametes membranacea2 February records across all years
Byssoporia terrestris2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus6 March records across all years- Gloeophyllum striatum4 March records across all years
Trametes villosa2 March records across all years- Phlebiopsis papyrina2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 June records across all years
- Gloeophyllum striatum2 June records across all years
Blue Meanies Panaeolus cyanescens2 June records across all years
Ganoderma resinaceum2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Pilatoporus palustris3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus4 August records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus6 September records across all years
Earth-Fan Thelephora terrestris5 September records across all years- Gloeophyllum striatum4 September records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 September records across all years- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 September records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 September records across all years- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Byssoporia terrestris2 October records across all years
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 November records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 November records across all years- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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: Sep, Mar, Jun.
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.
- 1Dec 3, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear St. James City, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Nov 11, 2025Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatumin Randell Research Center, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Oct 19, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Olga, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 11, 2025Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusin Randell Research Center, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Aug 28, 2025Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipesnear Cape Coral, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Nov 23, 2024Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigonear Cape Coral, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 17, 2024Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Lehigh Acres, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Sep 17, 2024Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Florida Gulf Coast University, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Sep 16, 2024Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagusnear Alva, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Sep 3, 2024Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Buckingham, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
179 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 127 CC0 and 52 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.