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Mushrooms in Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
23,937mushroom records
25county pages
Julbusiest month
23,937 records since 1839 (16,582 in the last 10 years)
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 in this state:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune91 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides46 January records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa22 January records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus17 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor16 January records since 2011
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus12 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia10 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus10 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune93 February records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides57 February records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa23 February records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor19 February records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus14 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva13 February records since 2011- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia12 February records since 2011
Trametes villosa9 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune66 March records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides33 March records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius23 March records since 2011- Dendrothele nivosa18 March records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus15 March records since 2011
Earliella scabrosa9 March records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus9 March records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum9 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune82 April records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides62 April records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius32 April records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa21 April records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites20 April records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii19 April records since 2011
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum16 April records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus15 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune57 May records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides52 May records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius30 May records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites21 May records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus19 May records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii17 May records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis15 May records since 2011
Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycina10 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June in this state:
- Hexagonia hydnoides37 June records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii25 June records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites23 June records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune21 June records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus11 June records since 2011
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii10 June records since 2011- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius9 June records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis6 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July in this state:
- Hexagonia hydnoides38 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune33 July records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii23 July records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites19 July records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa10 July records since 2011
- Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii7 July records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 July records since 2011
Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria5 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August in this state:
- Hexagonia hydnoides34 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune21 August records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii13 August records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites12 August records since 2011
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus8 August records since 2011- Dendrothele nivosa6 August records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus5 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September in this state:
- Hexagonia hydnoides49 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites45 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune39 September records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii21 September records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes12 September records since 2011- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus12 September records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa10 September records since 2011
- Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis9 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October in this state:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa60 October records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides27 October records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune24 October records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites20 October records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor17 October records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii11 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum11 October records since 2011
Astraeus morganii9 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune47 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides42 November records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens30 November records since 2011- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa29 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor18 November records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum17 November records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa16 November records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites15 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December in this state:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune91 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides54 December records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa26 December records since 2011
- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens20 December records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum14 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor14 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus14 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus11 December records since 2011
⚠ Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site. We show where fungi have been recorded, nothing more. We never say any mushroom is edible or safe, and you shouldn't decide that from any website, app or photo. Many deadly mushrooms look like harmless ones. If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
Often-recorded species
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Ranked by how often each appears in county top-40 lists. This is a guide to what gets recorded, not to what is common or safe.
Best months to look
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Jun, Oct.
Counties
Counties with fewer than 100 records (152) are listed here without their own page.
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Hardin County | 9,986 |
| Galveston County | 2,017 |
| Orange County | 1,071 |
| Chambers County | 1,022 |
| Tyler County | 828 |
| Newton County | 797 |
| Harris County | 769 |
| Travis County | 717 |
| Tarrant County | 556 |
| Dallas County | 543 |
| Denton County | 496 |
| Jasper County | 490 |
| Collin County | 308 |
| Bexar County | 259 |
| Brazos County | 238 |
| San Jacinto County | 228 |
| Bastrop County | 219 |
| Polk County | 158 |
| Walker County | 154 |
| Williamson County | 150 |
| Montgomery County | 145 |
| Shelby County | 123 |
| Concho County | 119 |
| Smith County | 108 |
| Jefferson County | 100 |
| Cameron County | 99 |
| Liberty County | 83 |
| Houston County | 81 |
| Fort Bend County | 74 |
| Kendall County | 69 |
| Milam County | 68 |
| Rains County | 67 |
| Angelina County | 57 |
| Bell County | 56 |
| Fannin County | 54 |
| Hidalgo County | 53 |
| Eastland County | 49 |
| Parker County | 49 |
| Anderson County | 47 |
| Hays County | 44 |
| Wood County | 42 |
| Brewster County | 39 |
| Lee County | 36 |
| Henderson County | 35 |
| Bee County | 34 |
| Stonewall County | 33 |
| Nacogdoches County | 32 |
| Harrison County | 31 |
| Comal County | 30 |
| Gillespie County | 30 |
| Waller County | 29 |
| Van Zandt County | 29 |
| Bowie County | 28 |
| Medina County | 28 |
| Runnels County | 27 |
| Burleson County | 26 |
| Sabine County | 26 |
| San Patricio County | 25 |
| Austin County | 25 |
| Brazoria County | 24 |
| Cherokee County | 23 |
| Goliad County | 21 |
| San Augustine County | 21 |
| Grimes County | 19 |
| Nueces County | 19 |
| Lamar County | 19 |
| Burnet County | 18 |
| Llano County | 17 |
| Limestone County | 17 |
| Grayson County | 16 |
| Kimble County | 15 |
| Bandera County | 15 |
| Wilson County | 15 |
| Kaufman County | 15 |
| Calhoun County | 14 |
| Freestone County | 14 |
| Gonzales County | 13 |
| Taylor County | 13 |
| Potter County | 13 |
| McLennan County | 13 |
| Blanco County | 12 |
| Uvalde County | 12 |
| Caldwell County | 12 |
| Erath County | 12 |
| Ellis County | 12 |
| Fayette County | 11 |
| Mason County | 11 |
| El Paso County | 11 |
| Bosque County | 11 |
| Mills County | 11 |
| Leon County | 10 |
| Morris County | 10 |
| Cass County | 10 |
| Coryell County | 10 |
| Lubbock County | 10 |
| Edwards County | 10 |
| Jeff Davis County | 9 |
| Guadalupe County | 9 |
| Colorado County | 9 |
| Upshur County | 8 |
| Hunt County | 8 |
| Rockwall County | 8 |
| Tom Green County | 7 |
| Red River County | 7 |
| Cottle County | 7 |
| Webb County | 7 |
| Washington County | 7 |
| Marion County | 6 |
| Refugio County | 6 |
| Delta County | 6 |
| Donley County | 6 |
| Maverick County | 6 |
| Throckmorton County | 6 |
| Palo Pinto County | 6 |
| Jim Wells County | 6 |
| Gaines County | 5 |
| Cooke County | 5 |
| Starr County | 5 |
| Rusk County | 5 |
| Wise County | 5 |
| Aransas County | 4 |
| Wilbarger County | 4 |
| Somervell County | 4 |
| Hill County | 4 |
| Briscoe County | 4 |
| Willacy County | 4 |
| McCulloch County | 3 |
| Robertson County | 3 |
| Jackson County | 3 |
| DeWitt County | 3 |
| San Saba County | 3 |
| Kerr County | 3 |
| Pecos County | 3 |
| Clay County | 3 |
| Hopkins County | 3 |
| McMullen County | 3 |
| Gregg County | 2 |
| Hudspeth County | 2 |
| La Salle County | 2 |
| Randall County | 2 |
| Brown County | 2 |
| Kenedy County | 2 |
| Zavala County | 2 |
| Victoria County | 2 |
| Brooks County | 2 |
| Val Verde County | 2 |
| Dimmit County | 2 |
| Matagorda County | 2 |
| Kinney County | 2 |
| Zapata County | 2 |
| Callahan County | 2 |
| Johnson County | 2 |
| Titus County | 2 |
| Hood County | 2 |
| Wharton County | 1 |
| Coleman County | 1 |
| Culberson County | 1 |
| Panola County | 1 |
| Dawson County | 1 |
| Ward County | 1 |
| Karnes County | 1 |
| Reeves County | 1 |
| Hall County | 1 |
| Hamilton County | 1 |
| Lynn County | 1 |
| Menard County | 1 |
| Winkler County | 1 |
| Comanche County | 1 |
| Falls County | 1 |
| Montague County | 1 |
| Lavaca County | 1 |
| Mitchell County | 1 |
| Lampasas County | 1 |
| Young County | 1 |
| Trinity County | 1 |
| Presidio County | 1 |
| Real County | 1 |
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