Mushrooms in Leon 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:
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 January records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 January records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus2 January records since 2011
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 February records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 February records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 March records since 2011
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.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Skvortzovia furfurella2 July records across all years
- Crepidotus appalachianensis2 July records across all years
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 July records across all years
Gymnopus iocephalus2 July records across all years
Cymatoderma caperatum2 July records across all years
Microporellus obovatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Skvortzovia meridionalis3 August records across all years
Agaricus floridanus2 August records across all years- Gymnopus iocephalus2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus17 November records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum14 November records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea12 November records across all years
Antrodia sinuosa11 November records across all years
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa10 November records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus10 November records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides8 November records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 November records across all years- Fabisporus sanguineus2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Hygrophorus subsordidus4 December records across all years
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia3 December records across all years
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus3 December records across all years
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 December records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 December records across all years- Arcangeliella curtisii2 December records across all years
Hygrophorus fuligineus2 December records across all years
Tricholoma odorum2 December records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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: Nov, Dec, Jul.
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.
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Nov 18, 2025Marchandiomyces corallinusnear Tallahassee, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Nov 13, 2025Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Tallahassee, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Oct 28, 2025Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoidesin Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Aug 18, 2025Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Apalachicola National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Mar 8, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Tallahassee, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 8, 2025Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisin Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Mar 8, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Feb 1, 2025Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Timberlane Ravine, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 25, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Tallahassee, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Sep 28, 2024Phaeolus tabulaeformisnear Tallahassee, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
398 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 280 CC0 and 118 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.