Mushrooms in Collin 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 commune12 January records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor6 January records since 2011- Vitreoporus dichrous3 January records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides3 January records since 2011
Black Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 February records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus5 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 February records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 February records since 2011
Elbowpatch Crust Fomitiporia punctata4 February records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa4 February records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 February records since 2011
Junghuhnia nitida2 February records since 2011- Vitreoporus dichrous2 February records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Firerug Inkcap Coprinellus domesticus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune9 March records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus8 March records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 April records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea3 April records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 April records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 May records since 2011
Beansprout Conecap Conocybe deliquescens3 May records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 May records since 2011- Dendrothele nivosa2 May records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 July records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 July records since 2011
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 September records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 September records since 2011
- Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis3 September records since 2011
- Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 November records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 December records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | |
| 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 4 |
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: Feb, Jan, Mar.
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 9 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.
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Sep 25, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Frisco, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Sep 25, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Frisco, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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- 5Sep 12, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Sep 4, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Frisco, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jul 24, 2026American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Allen, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Jul 24, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Allen, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
308 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 95 CC0 and 213 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.