Mushrooms in Osceola 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:
- Fomitella supina3 January records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 January records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 January records across all years- Peniophora lycii2 January records across all years
- Hymenochaete curtisii2 January records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Hexagonia hydnoides2 March records since 2011
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Zhuliangomyces subillinitus2 July records across all years
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Fibroporia radiculosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Cortinarius wakullaensis2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva9 December records across all years
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea5 December records across all years
- Phaeophlebiopsis ravenelii4 December records across all years
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa4 December records across all years- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 December records across all years
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records across all years
Trametes villosa2 December records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 December records across all years- Trichaptum byssogenum2 December records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum2 December records across all years
Botryobasidium isabellinum2 December records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Zhuliangomyces subillinitus | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | Cortinarius wakullaensis | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | Trichaptum byssogenum | 2 |
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: Dec, Nov, 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 6, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2
Mar 6, 2026Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Mar 6, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 6, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Mar 6, 2026Earliella scabrosanear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 22, 2025Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisnear Celebration, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Jun 4, 2025Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigeranear Orlando, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
May 14, 2025Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusin Shingle Creek Regional Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Mar 7, 2025Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctatanear Yeehaw Junction, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Mar 3, 2024Milky Conecap Conocybe apalanear Four Corners, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
283 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 165 CC0 and 118 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.