Mushrooms in Sarasota 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 hydnoides4 January records since 2011- Cubamyces lactineus3 January records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 February records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Hardwood Trunk Rot Phellinus igniarius2 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.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
American Titan Macrocybe titans2 July records across all years
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa2 July records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus2 August records since 2011
Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispus2 August records since 2011
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum3 November records since 2011
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii3 December records across all years- Russula subacris2 December records across all years
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Leccinum roseoscabrum | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 |
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, Jul, 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 Palmer Ranch, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jan 21, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear South Venice, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Nov 8, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear North Port, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Sep 6, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Old Miakka, FL (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
Jun 23, 2025Exsudoporus floridanusnear Lake Sarasota, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Jan 24, 2025Rhopalogaster transversariusin Myakka State Forest, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 31, 2024Cage Stinkhorn, Caribbean Stinkhorn, Red Cage Stinkhorn Clathrus crispusnear Palmer Ranch, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jan 25, 2024Chalciporus hemichrysusin Oscar Scherer State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Jan 25, 2024American Dyeball Pisolithus arenariusin Oscar Scherer State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jan 25, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin Oscar Scherer State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
286 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 174 CC0 and 112 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.