Mushrooms in Pinellas 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:
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 January records across all years
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Trametes villosa3 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Hexagonia hydnoides3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus5 April records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 July records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 July records since 2011
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Aegerita webberi10 August records across all years
- Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus3 August records across all years
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 August records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Wandering Creamsicle Marasmius vagus4 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 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: Aug, Mar, 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.
- 1Aug 5, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear St. Petersburg, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 18, 2026Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusin Davis Field Complex, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 14, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Ross Norton Recreation Complex, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 28, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear St. Petersburg, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5May 6, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Maximo Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
- 7Nov 22, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin Brooker Creek Preserve, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Nov 22, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin Brooker Creek Preserve, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Oct 19, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin Fossil Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Oct 12, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin Abercrombie Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
155 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 94 CC0 and 61 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.