Mushrooms in Orange County, Florida
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
972mushroom records
306species recorded
Janbusiest month
972 records since 1885 (262 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:
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 January records across all years- Scleroderma flavidum4 January records across all years
Laeticutis cristata3 January records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 January records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus3 January records across all years- Trametes subserpens3 January records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 January records across all years- Aschersonia goldiana3 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 January records across all years
Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans3 January records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella3 January records across all years- Cerrena hydnoides3 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum5 February records across all years- Cerrena hydnoides5 February records across all years
- Scleroderma flavidum4 February records across all years
Phlebiopsis crassa4 February records across all years- Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus3 February records across all years
Ceriporia spissa3 February records across all years- Laeticutis cristata3 February records across all years
- Aegerita webberi3 February records across all years
Crowned Earthstar Geastrum coronatum2 February records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 February records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 February records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricans3 March records across all years
- Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 March records across all years
- Fulvifomes crocatus2 March records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium2 March records across all years
Frothy Porecrust Irpex latemarginatus2 March records across all years- Corticium conigenum2 March records across all years
- Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 March records across all years
- Aschersonia cubensis2 March records across all years
- Podofomes mollis2 March records across all years
Agaricus floridanus2 March records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 March records across all years
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus5 April records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides5 April records across all years
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus3 April records across all years
Dendrothele nivosa2 April records across all years
Panellus pusillus2 April records across all years
Psathyrella incerta2 April records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 April records across all years- Phlebiopsis crassa2 April records across all years
- Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 April records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 April records across all years- Lentinus villosus2 April records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 May records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records across all years
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 May records across all years
- Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 May records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 June records across all years
- Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum7 June records across all years
- Fomitella supina3 June records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 June records across all years
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus3 June records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides3 June records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 June records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 June records across all years
Mothball Crust Scytinostroma portentosum2 June records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 June records across all years
Fuscoporia licnoides2 June records across all years
Earliella scabrosa2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 July records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii6 July records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides5 July records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii5 July records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum3 July records since 2011- Inonotus rickii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus7 August records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 August records since 2011
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 August records since 2011- Ganoderma resinaceum2 August records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 September records since 2011
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 September records since 2011- Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus2 September records since 2011
Old Man Of The Woods Strobilomyces strobilaceus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 October records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 October records since 2011
Exsudoporus floridanus2 October records since 2011
Blusher Amanita rubescens2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 November records across all years
- Lactarius serifluus3 November records across all years
- Fomitella supina2 November records across all years
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides6 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 December records since 2011
- Earliella scabrosa3 December records since 2011
Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium2 December records since 2011
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 December records since 2011
⚠ 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 | 42 | |
| 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | Aschersonia goldiana | 10 |
| 15 | 10 |
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, Dec, Feb.
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
Aug 31, 2026Astraeus morganiinear University, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jun 28, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear University, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 7, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Wekiwa Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 18, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear University, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 1, 2026Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin Shadow Bay Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 1, 2026Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumin Shadow Bay Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Feb 16, 2026Cubamyces lactineusnear Christmas, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Feb 1, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Charles H. Bronson State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jan 4, 2026Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Wedgefield, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Dec 21, 2025Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxusin Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, 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
972 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 723 CC0 and 249 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.