Mushrooms in Putnam 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:
Blue Spot Knight Tricholoma columbetta4 January records since 2011- Rhizopogon pseudoroseolus2 January records since 2011
- Imleria floridana2 January records since 2011
- Cortinarius atrotomentosus2 January records since 2011
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 January records since 2011
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum2 January records since 2011
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans2 January records since 2011
Inocybe subdestricta2 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cerrena hydnoides11 February records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides3 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Boletus atkinsonii4 June records since 2011- Tylopilus minor2 June records since 2011
Jewelled Amanita Amanita gemmata2 June records since 2011
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 June records since 2011
Garlic-Odored Death Cap Amanita suballiacea2 June records since 2011
Tylopilus tabacinus2 June records since 2011- Ganoderma ravenelii2 June records since 2011
Appalachian Chanterelle Cantharellus appalachiensis2 June records since 2011
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 June records since 2011
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 June records since 2011- Aureoboletus pseudoauriporus2 June records since 2011
Gunpowder Amanita Amanita onusta2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Fomitella supina3 July records since 2011
American Shitake Lentinula raphanica3 July records since 2011
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis2 July records since 2011
Coltricia montagnei2 July records since 2011- Megacollybia texensis2 July records since 2011
Cantharellus tenuithrix2 July records since 2011
Panellus pusillus2 July records since 2011
Penttilamyces olivascens2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Luxuriant Thoughshank Collybiopsis luxurians7 August records since 2011
Narrow Entoloma Entoloma strictius4 August records since 2011
Pleated Pluteus Pluteus longistriatus2 August records since 2011
Wrinkled Shield Pluteus phlebophorus2 August records since 2011- Amanita levistriata2 August records since 2011
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 August records since 2011
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 August records since 2011
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa2 August records since 2011- Megacollybia texensis2 August records since 2011
- Pluteus glaucotinctus2 August records since 2011
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii2 August records since 2011- Pluteus septocystidiatus2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus cyanescens2 September records since 2011
Phylloporopsis boletinoides2 September records since 2011
Inocybe subradiata2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Xerocomus morrisii3 October records since 2011
Nigroporus vinosus3 October records since 2011- Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 October records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 October records since 2011- Tylopilus rhodoconius2 October records since 2011
White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicina2 October records since 2011
American Caesar's Mushroom Amanita jacksonii2 October records since 2011
Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russellii2 October records since 2011
American Solitary Lepidella Amanita subsolitaria2 October records since 2011
Jellied False Coral Sebacina schweinitzii2 October records since 2011
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Amanita amerivirosa3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Podaxis argentinus2 December records across all years
- Mallocybe leucothrix2 December records across all years
- Mallocybe fulviceps2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | Megacollybia texensis | 5 |
| 15 | 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: Jun, Jan, Aug.
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 9 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
Sep 1, 2026Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin Putnam County, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jun 16, 2025Gymnopus westiinear Hawthorne, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
May 12, 2025Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Palatka, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Feb 23, 2025False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumin Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Feb 23, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 17, 2024Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporusnear Hawthorne, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Sep 17, 2024Pseudocraterellus calyculusnear Keystone Heights, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 9, 2024Astraeus morganiiin Etoniah Creek State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jan 3, 2024Cortinarius flaureifoliusnear Interlachen, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,124 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 959 CC0 and 165 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.