Mushrooms in Monroe 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:
Hexagonia hydnoides8 January records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus5 January records across all years- Trametes variegata4 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 January records across all years
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans4 January records across all years- Tropicoporus dependens4 January records across all years
Trametes villosa3 January records across all years
Schizophyllum umbrinum3 January records across all years- Tropicoporus extensus3 January records across all years
- Trametes modesta2 January records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 January records across all years
Willow Glue Hydnoporia tabacina2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cerrena hydnoides2 February records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 March records across all years
- Phylloporia chrysites6 March records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus3 March records across all years
- Schizophyllum umbrinum3 March records across all years
- Trametes variegata3 March records across all years
- Acladium curtisii2 March records across all years
- Cubamyces menziesii2 March records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides2 March records across all years
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 March records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Phellinus robiniae2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Phellinus robiniae2 June records across all years
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Phylloporia chrysites8 September records across all years
- Fuscoporella castletonensis7 September records across all years
- Phellinus swieteniae5 September records across all years
- Rhodofomitopsis feei5 September records across all years
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum4 September records across all years
Perenniporia ohiensis4 September records across all years- Truncospora livida3 September records across all years
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 September records across all years- Phellinidium rufitinctum2 September records across all years
Hallowed Crust Resinicium bicolor2 September records across all years- Fulvifomes inermis2 September records across all years
- Coniophora fusispora2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Schizophyllum umbrinum12 October records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 October records across all years
- Phylloporia chrysites2 October records across all years
- Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobae7 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Cerrena hydnoides5 December records across all years
- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus4 December records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides2 December records across all years
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 December records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records across all years
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | Phylloporia chrysites | 19 |
| 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Trametes variegata | 10 |
| 9 | Fuscoporella castletonensis | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | Phellinus swieteniae | 5 |
| 15 | Rhodofomitopsis feei | 5 |
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: Jan, Sep, Mar.
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
- 2Jan 1, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Big Cypress National Preserve, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Dec 31, 2025Cubamyces lactineusnear Marathon, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Dec 13, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear North Key Largo, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Dec 9, 2025Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobaein Curry Hammock State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Dec 4, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear North Key Largo, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Nov 6, 2025Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobaein John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 28, 2025Flamingo Chanterelle Cantharellus coccolobaenear North Key Largo, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jan 18, 2025Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusin Big Cypress National Preserve, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Oct 3, 2024White Chalk Mushroom Leucocoprinus cretaceusnear Key Largo, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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374 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 333 CC0 and 41 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.