Mushrooms in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
2,396mushroom records
336species recorded
Julbusiest month
2,396 records since 1892 (1,571 in the last 10 years)
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:
- Cerrena hydnoides6 January records across all years
Trametes villosa4 January records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides4 January records across all years- Trametes maxima4 January records across all years
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus3 January records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 January records across all years
Panellus pusillus3 January records across all years
Southern Bracket Ganoderma australe3 January records across all years- Phlebiopsis papyrina3 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cerrena hydnoides9 February records across all years
- Trametes villosa8 February records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus6 February records across all years
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum5 February records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 February records across all years
Earliella scabrosa3 February records across all years- Southern Bracket Ganoderma australe3 February records across all years
- Trametes marianna3 February records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 February records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 February records across all years
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans3 February records across all years
Lopharia cinerascens3 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides12 March records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides11 March records across all years
- Phlebiopsis papyrina7 March records across all years
- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus7 March records across all years
- Trametes variegata6 March records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus6 March records across all years
- Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans6 March records across all years
Phellinus rimosus6 March records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides6 March records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 March records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva5 March records across all years
- Trametes villosa5 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 April records since 2011
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 April records since 2011
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records since 2011
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum2 May records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides9 June records across all years
- Gymnopilus palmicola2 June records across all years
- Gymnopus flavescens2 June records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 June records across all years
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 June records across all years- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 June records across all years
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 July records across all years
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 July records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus7 August records across all years
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum4 August records across all years
Hallowed Crust Resinicium bicolor2 August records across all years- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 September records since 2011
Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobae3 September records since 2011- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 September records since 2011
- Clavulina floridana2 September records since 2011
- Hexagonia cucullata2 September records since 2011
- Xerocomus olivaceus2 September records since 2011
- Filoboletus manipularis2 September records since 2011
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 September records since 2011- Amanita fuscostriata2 September records since 2011
- Amanita domingensis2 September records since 2011
- Chaetocalathus liliputianus2 September records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Abundisporus fuscopurpureus3 October records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 October records since 2011- Trametes villosa2 October records since 2011
- Megasporoporia setulosa2 October records since 2011
- Rhizopogon pseudoroseolus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides10 November records across all years
Field Bolete Hortiboletus campestris3 November records across all years- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 November records across all years
- Calvarula excavata3 November records across all years
- Pilatoporus palustris3 November records across all years
- Inonotus micantissimus2 November records across all years
- Trametes variegata2 November records across all years
- Phlebiopsis papyrina2 November records across all years
- Gloeophyllum berkeleyi2 November records across all years
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides14 December records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides5 December records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records across all years
- Halocyphina villosa3 December records across all years
- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus3 December records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 December records across all years
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 | |
| 2 | 36 | |
| 3 | 33 | |
| 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 22 | |
| 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | Trametes variegata | 13 |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | Ranadivia modesta | 12 |
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: Jul, Sep, Oct.
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 21, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Coral Gables, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Aug 25, 2026Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusin Sunny Palms Pineland, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Aug 7, 2026Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatusnear Coral Gables, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 17, 2026Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananasin Castellow Hammock Preserve, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 9, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Key Biscayne, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Apr 3, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Miami Beach, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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- 8Mar 14, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Princeton, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Mar 7, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Amelia Earhart Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Mar 1, 2026Narcissea cardiasporanear Coral Gables, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
2,396 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 2,217 CC0 and 179 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.