Mushrooms in Harrison County, Mississippi
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:
False Deathcap Amanita citrina5 January records across all years
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 January records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 January records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina3 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 January records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 January records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum2 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 January records across all years
Silky Parchment Stereum striatum2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
- Corticium stevensonii2 April records across all years
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Usually recorded in June here:
Boletus vermiculosus4 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine3 June records across all years- Gymnopilus subtropicus3 June records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 June records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 June records across all years
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 June records across all years
Scrobiculate Milk Cap Lactarius scrobiculatus2 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 June records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 June records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna2 June records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Gymnopus neobrevipes5 July records since 2011
Marasmiellus tenerrimus2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporus3 August records across all years
Fibroporia vaillantii3 August records across all years- Blusher Amanita rubescens2 August records across all years
Suede Bolete, Brown And Yellow Bolete, Boring Brown Bolete, Yellow-Cracked Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus2 August records across all years
Coltricia focicola2 August records across all years- Physisporinus carneopallens2 August records across all years
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 August records across all years
Hairy Bracket Trametes hirsuta2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Fibroporia radiculosa3 September records across all years
Frost's Amanita Amanita frostiana3 September records across all years
Russula vesicatoria2 September records across all years- Lactarius tomentosomarginatus2 September records across all years
Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus2 September records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 September records across all years
Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Plateful Of Pyramids Lepidella Amanita polypyramis2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Laccaria oblongospora31 December records across all years
Laccaria trichodermophora20 December records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum9 December records across all years
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea8 December records across all years
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia6 December records across all years
Onion Earthball Scleroderma cepa4 December records across all years- Phaeophlebiopsis ravenelii4 December records across all years
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia4 December records across all years
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus4 December records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records across all years
Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum3 December records across all years
Bulbous Honey Fungus Armillaria gallica3 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | |
| 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 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: Dec, Jan, Sep.
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 6 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.
- 1Dec 24, 2025Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Gulfport, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Sep 21, 2024Blue Corky Spine Fungus Hydnellum caeruleumnear Biloxi, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3
Sep 21, 2024Flame Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolornear Biloxi, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Sep 21, 2024Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouinear Biloxi, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Sep 21, 2024Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoidesnear Biloxi, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Jan 5, 2023Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinain Hiller Park, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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1,097 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,054 CC0 and 43 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.