Mushrooms in Marion 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:
Giant Elm Bracket Rigidoporus ulmarius3 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 January records across all years- Cubamyces lactineus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 February records across all years- Hymenochaete pinnatifida2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Trametes ectypa2 March records across all years
- Fomitella supina2 March records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 March records across all years
- Cubamyces lactineus2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata3 April records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa3 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Polyporus gratzianus4 July records across all years
Microporellus obovatus3 July records across all years- Scleroderma lycoperdoides2 July records across all years
- Rigidoporus lineatus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Panellus pusillus6 August records across all years
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus6 August records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 August records across all years- Fomes meliae4 August records across all years
Robust Bracket Fomitiporia robusta4 August records across all years- Giant Elm Bracket Rigidoporus ulmarius3 August records across all years
- Wrightoporia avellanea3 August records across all years
- Trametes pavonia3 August records across all years
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records across all years
- Pappia fissilis2 August records across all years
- Polyporus rhoadsii2 August records across all years
Northern Cinnabar Polypore Trametes cinnabarina2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Tinctoporellus epimiltinus3 September records across all years
- Pleurocollybia amara2 September records across all years
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 September records across all years
Exsudoporus floridanus2 September records across all years- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens4 November records across all years
Earliella scabrosa2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides6 December records across all years
Tricholoma subresplendens2 December records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 December records across all years- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 December records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | Polyporus gratzianus | 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: Aug, May, Sep.
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 7, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiiin Ocala National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 7, 2026Exsudoporus floridanusin Ocala National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
Sep 7, 2026Yellow American Blusher Amanita flavorubensin Ocala National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4Sep 7, 2026Exsudoporus floridanusin Ocala National Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 11, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Lake Kerr, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 11, 2026Cubamyces lactineusnear Lake Kerr, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jan 16, 2026Wood Blewit Lepista nudanear Silver Springs Shores, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jan 16, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Silver Springs Shores, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 10, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Silver Springs Shores, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Dec 10, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Silver Springs, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
487 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 355 CC0 and 132 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.