Mushrooms in Dallas County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
543mushroom records
83species recorded
Aprbusiest month
543 records since 1898 (520 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 here:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune17 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides15 January records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa4 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 January records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 January records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 January records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 January records since 2011
Junghuhnia nitida2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune15 February records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides15 February records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 February records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 February records since 2011- Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune10 March records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 March records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa7 March records since 2011
- Dendrothele jacobi2 March records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides18 April records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune13 April records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa10 April records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius7 April records since 2011
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius3 April records since 2011
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 April records since 2011
Fairies' Bonnets Coprinellus disseminatus2 April records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 April records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 April records since 2011
Pyrofomes juniperinus2 April records since 2011
Lilac Oysterling Panus conchatus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 May records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa3 May records since 2011
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 May records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 June records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 June records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides3 June records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa2 June records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
- Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 July records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 July records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 July records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 August records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 August records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 August records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides9 September records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 September records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 September records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 September records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 October records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 October records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
Bohemian Truffle Pisolithus arhizus2 October records since 2011- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 October records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 October records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune9 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 November records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 November records since 2011
- Poronidulus conchifer2 November records since 2011
- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 November records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia2 November records since 2011
- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea2 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 November records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune20 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides11 December records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 December records since 2011
- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius3 December records since 2011
American Ear Fungus Auricularia americana2 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.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110 | |
| 2 | 102 | |
| 3 | 46 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 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: Apr, Jan, Dec.
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.
- 1
Oct 4, 2026Delicatula integrellanear Garland, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Aug 26, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Richardson, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 18, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Garland, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 17, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Grand Prairie, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jul 10, 2026Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusnear Garland, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
- 7Jul 6, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin City Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jun 29, 2026Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusin Cedar Hill State Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 23, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Dallas, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
Jun 8, 2026Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Dallas, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
Many sightings are on private land. Always get the landowner's permission, and follow the rules of parks and forests, which often limit or ban collecting.
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How we built this page
543 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 178 CC0 and 365 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.