Mushrooms in Denton 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:
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus7 January records since 2011
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 January records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa2 January records since 2011
Earliella scabrosa2 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides2 January records since 2011- Poronidulus conchifer2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune12 February records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 February records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa3 February records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 February records since 2011- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records since 2011
Junghuhnia nitida2 February records since 2011
American Ear Fungus Auricularia americana2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune10 March records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 March records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 April records since 2011
Split Fibrecap Pseudosperma rimosum3 April records since 2011
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum3 April records since 2011- Earliella scabrosa2 April records since 2011
Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcata2 April records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata2 April records since 2011
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba2 April records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 May records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 June records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 June records since 2011
Tiger Sawgill Lentinus tigrinus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 July records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 July records since 2011
- Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 September records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 September records since 2011
- Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis3 September records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa3 September records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Beaked Earthstar Geastrum pectinatum10 October records across all years- Geasteroides texensis4 October records across all years
Dwarf Bovist Lycoperdon dermoxanthum2 October records across all years- Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 November records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus5 November records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 November records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum3 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus7 December records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 December records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa2 December records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum2 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records since 2011
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | |
| 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 18 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Disciseda pedicellata | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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: Sep, Nov, 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.
- 1Sep 12, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Sep 12, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3
- 4
Sep 2, 2026False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Aug 14, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesin Denia Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Jul 2, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Providence Village, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Jun 11, 2026Ganoderma resinaceumnear Denton, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Jun 3, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jun 3, 2026American Ear Fungus Auricularia americananear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10
May 15, 2026Spreading Yellow Tooth Hydnophlebia chrysorhizanear Plano, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
496 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 243 CC0 and 253 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.