Mushrooms in Bastrop County, Texas
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:
Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegans4 January records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 January records since 2011
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
Hexagonia hydnoides2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 April records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 April records since 2011
Petticoat Mottlegill Panaeolus papilionaceus2 April records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 May records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 May records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum fimbriatum2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus3 August records since 2011
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
Panaeolus antillarum2 October records since 2011
American Titan Macrocybe titans2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 November records across all years- Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Sessile Earthstar Geastrum saccatum2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
| 12 | 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: May, Apr, Oct.
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.
- 1Apr 27, 2026Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellusin Buescher State Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Apr 27, 2026Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellusnear Smithville, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Dec 25, 2025Hexagonia hydnoidesin McKinney Roughs Nature Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Dec 5, 2025Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Wyldwood, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Dec 5, 2025Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiariumnear Wyldwood, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6Nov 26, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Bastrop, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Jun 14, 2025Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Bastrop, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Mar 15, 2025Tiny Earthstar Geastrum minimumnear Circle D-KC Estates, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jan 30, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Circle D-KC Estates, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jan 30, 2025Devil's Dipstick Mutinus elegansnear Circle D-KC Estates, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
219 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 59 CC0 and 160 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.