Mushrooms in Wakulla 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:
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 January records since 2011
Dead Man's Hand Scleroderma polyrhizum2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Cubamyces lactineus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2 March records across all years- Hymenochaete pinnatifida2 March records across all years
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
Botryobasidium vagum2 August records across all years
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Ramaria flavobrunnescens3 October records across all years
Northern Tooth Climacodon septentrionalis2 October records across all years
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme4 December records across all years
Laeticutis cristata3 December records across all years- Cortinarius atrotomentosus3 December records across all years
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 December records across all years
Rhopalogaster transversarius2 December records across all years- Dictyonema thelephora2 December records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa2 December records across all years
Blistered Woodwax Hygrophorus pustulatus2 December records across all years
Surprise Webcap Cortinarius semisanguineus2 December records across all years
White Maze Polypore Trametes elegans2 December records across all years
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula2 December records across all years
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | Cortinarius atrotomentosus | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | Dictyonema thelephora | 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: Dec, Oct, 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
Jan 12, 2026Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceusnear Woodville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Jan 19, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Dec 28, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Woodville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Dec 28, 2024Hexagonia hydnoidesin St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Apr 22, 2024Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivaceain Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jan 16, 2024Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear St. Marks, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Dec 28, 2023Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusnear Woodville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Dec 7, 2023Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Woodville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 7, 2023Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformenear Woodville, FL · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
167 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 133 CC0 and 34 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.