Mushrooms in Levy 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:
- Melanoleuca piperatiformis2 January records across all years
- Russula levyana2 January records across all years
- Cortinarius hiemalis2 January records across all years
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records across all years- Fulvifomes crocatus2 March records across all years
- Conocybe magnispora2 March records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Trametes cubensis3 April records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 April records across all years- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Rigidoporus lineatus3 June records across all years
- Dichomitus amygdalinus2 June records across all years
- Boletus flavissimus2 June records across all years
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Hymenochaete iodina4 August records across all years- Fomitiporella coruscans4 August records across all years
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus3 August records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum3 August records across all years- Melanoporia nigra2 August records across all years
Cinnamon Porecrust Fuscoporia ferrea2 August records across all years- Brunneoporus malicola2 August records across all years
Trametes villosa2 August records across all years
Mycoacia aurea2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Xylobolus subpileatus6 September records across all years
Trechispora farinacea5 September records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 September records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis4 September records across all years
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum4 September records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum4 September records across all years
Panellus pusillus3 September records across all years
Lyomyces crustosus2 September records across all years- Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 September records across all years
- Fomitella supina2 September records across all years
Auricularia fuscosuccinea2 September records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Blackish-Red Russula Russula vinacea3 November records across all years
Lactarius hygrophoroides2 November records across all years
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | Fomitiporella coruscans | 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: Sep, May, Jan.
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
Mar 22, 2026Patrician Deer Mushroom Pluteus petasatusnear Williston, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jan 9, 2026Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludensnear Cedar Key, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jan 8, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 20, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Manatee Road, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jan 11, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Otter Creek, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jan 2, 2025Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsoniiin Manatee Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 12, 2024Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagusnear Rainbow Lakes Estates, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Sep 8, 2024Hexagonia hydnoidesnear East Bronson, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Aug 3, 2024Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilusnear Rainbow Lakes Estates, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jul 13, 2024Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Rainbow Lakes Estates, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
390 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 257 CC0 and 133 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.