Mushrooms in Bexar 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
Trametes villosa4 February records across all years- Amphistereum schrenkii4 February records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 February records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides3 February records across all years- Inocutis texana2 February records across all years
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus10 April records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii4 April records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 April records since 2011
Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris2 April records since 2011- Trametes villosa2 April records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 April records since 2011
Inocutis dryophila2 April records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis4 May records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records across all years
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 May records across all years- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii5 June records across all years
Desert Inkcap Montagnea arenaria2 June records across all years
Barometer Earthstar Astraeus hygrometricus2 June records across all years- Cerrena hydnoides2 June records across all years
Phallus rubicundus2 June records across all years
Magpie Fungus Coprinopsis picacea2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 July records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 October records across all years
- Fomitiporia texana3 October records across all years
- Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus3 October records across all years
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus3 October records across all years
Robust Bracket Fomitiporia robusta2 October records across all years
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records across all years
Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods Laetiporus gilbertsonii2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus6 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune9 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 December records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 December records since 2011- Trametes villosa2 December records since 2011
Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | Amphistereum schrenkii | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | Fomitiporia texana | 3 |
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: Apr, Oct, Feb.
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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisnear San Antonio, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 4, 2026Earliella scabrosanear Somerset, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 4, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Somerset, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Jul 4, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumin Phil Hardberger Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Jul 2, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear San Antonio, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jun 10, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear San Antonio, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jun 10, 2026Phallus rubicundusin Phil Hardberger Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 7, 2026Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanusnear Timberwood Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Apr 27, 2026Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatusnear Hollywood Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Apr 27, 2026Field Mushroom Agaricus campestrisin Stone Oak Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
259 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 120 CC0 and 139 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.