Mushrooms in Jackson 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:
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina5 January records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum8 February records across all years
Stereum ochraceoflavum6 February records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 February records across all years
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia6 February records across all years- Hohenbuehelia silvana5 February records across all years
Glue Crust Fungus Hydnoporia corrugata4 February records across all years
Stereum versicolor4 February records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus4 February records across all years- Hymenochaete curtisii4 February records across all years
- Athelia scutellaris4 February records across all years
- Hohenbuehelia nigra4 February records across all years
- Agaricus fontanae3 February records across all years
Usually recorded in March here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records across all years
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 March records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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:
Bradley Lactifluus volemus4 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus4 June records across all years
Lactarius hygrophoroides4 June records across all years
Corrugated-Cap Milky Lactarius corrugis3 June records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine3 June records across all years
Gyroporus subalbellus3 June records across all years
Olive Lute Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum2 June records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 June records across all years
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas2 June records across all years
Tylopilus tabacinus2 June records across all years
Flat Crep Crepidotus applanatus2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 July records since 2011
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Bradley Lactifluus volemus4 September records across all years
American Amidella Amanita volvata3 September records across all years- Grisette Amanita vaginata2 September records across all years
Suede Bolete, Brown And Yellow Bolete, Boring Brown Bolete, Yellow-Cracked Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus2 September records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii2 September records across all years
Too few past records in October here to list species.
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Usually recorded in December here:
- Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina12 December records across all years
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus6 December records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 December records across all years- Boletus pseudopinophilus3 December records across all years
Scleroderma meridionale2 December records across all years
Rhopalogaster transversarius2 December records across all years- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 December records across all years
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 December records across all years
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | Oudemansiella canarii | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 6 | |
| 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: Jun, Feb, 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 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.
- 1Dec 26, 2025Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinain Gautier City Park, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Mar 15, 2024Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Helena, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Mar 15, 2024Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumnear Moss Point, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 15, 2024Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Helena, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Dec 25, 2023Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear St. Martin, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Sep 15, 2023Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatusnear Gautier, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Mar 15, 2023Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Ocean Springs, MS (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Jan 3, 2023Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Gautier, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Dec 12, 2022Boletus pseudopinophilusnear Gautier, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Dec 12, 2022Boletus pseudopinophilusnear Gautier, MS · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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384 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 314 CC0 and 70 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.