Mushrooms in Volusia 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:
- Hyphodontia granulosa5 January records across all years
Gloeophyllum striatum4 January records across all years- Cortinarius tinctorum3 January records across all years
- Hebeloma australe3 January records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 January records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records across all years
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium3 January records across all years- Crustodontia chrysocreas2 January records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides2 January records across all years
Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 January records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Fabisporus sanguineus6 February records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides5 February records across all years
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 February records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii4 February records across all years- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus3 February records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum3 February records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 February records across all years
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini2 February records across all years- Podofomes mollis2 February records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum2 February records across all years
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
Pancake Crust Perenniporia medulla-panis2 March records across all years
Trametes membranacea2 March records across all years
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Banded Mottlegill Panaeolus cinctulus2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Usually recorded in July here:
- Phylloporia fruticum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Blue Meanies Panaeolus cyanescens4 September records across all years
White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidus3 September records across all years
Leccinum longicurvipes2 September records across all years- False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 September records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Usually recorded in November here:
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens3 November records across all years
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon3 November records across all years- Aegerita webberi2 November records across all years
Phellinus viticola2 November records across all years
Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycina2 November records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum4 December records across all years
Cymatoderma caperatum3 December records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 December records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides2 December records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 December records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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, Sep, 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.
- 1Sep 13, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear De Leon Springs, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 6, 2026Exsudoporus floridanusin Hontoon Island State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Sep 5, 2026White Coarsely-Ribbed Bolete Austroboletus subflavidusin Hontoon Island State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Sep 5, 2026Pale Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rhoadsiaein Hontoon Island State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 5, 2026Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigoin Hontoon Island State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Sep 5, 2026White Chicken Mushroom Berkcurtia persicinain Hontoon Island State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jul 16, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear South Daytona, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Jun 20, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear New Smyrna Beach, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Feb 11, 2026Astraeus morganiiin Blue Spring State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 10
Jan 19, 2026Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctatain Blue Spring State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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622 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 572 CC0 and 50 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.