Mushrooms in Hardin County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
9,986mushroom records
486species recorded
Julbusiest month
9,986 records since 1903 (8,530 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:
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia4 January records across all years
Gelatinous Stalked Puffball Calostoma cinnabarinum2 January records across all years
Mock Oyster Mushroom Phyllotopsis nidulans2 January records across all years
Trametes villosa2 January records across all years
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 January records across all years
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicina2 January records across all years
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Usually recorded in March here:
- Cubamyces lactineus2 March records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 March records since 2011
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Lactarius neotabidus2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna8 May records across all years
Northern Bearded Milkcap Lactarius repraesentaneus3 May records across all years
Russula flavida3 May records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 May records across all years
Blackening Wax-Cap Hygrocybe conica2 May records across all years
Lactarius subpalustris2 May records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 May records across all years
Lactarius subplinthogalus2 May records across all years- Crepidotus bresadolae2 May records across all years
Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus2 May records across all years
Crown-Tipped Coral Artomyces pyxidatus2 May records across all years
Foetid Russula Russula foetens2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
- Mycoacia livida7 June records across all years
- Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna5 June records across all years
- Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia4 June records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus4 June records across all years- Golden Gilled Bolete Phylloporus rhodoxanthus4 June records across all years
Cep Boletus edulis3 June records across all years
Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata3 June records across all years- Lactarius subpalustris3 June records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus3 June records across all years- Lactarius subplinthogalus3 June records across all years
- Russula flavida3 June records across all years
Lactarius maculatipes3 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Lactarius subvernalis5 July records across all years
Wood Bolete Buchwaldoboletus lignicola5 July records across all years- Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna4 July records across all years
- Lactarius ruginosus4 July records across all years
- Multifurca ochricompacta3 July records across all years
Rose-Tinted Amanita Amanita roseotincta3 July records across all years- Russula flavida3 July records across all years
Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater3 July records across all years
Tylopilus peralbidus3 July records across all years
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius3 July records across all years- Bradley Lactifluus volemus3 July records across all years
Gymnopus iocephalus3 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
- Xerocomus pseudoboletinus4 August records across all years
- Wood Bolete Buchwaldoboletus lignicola4 August records across all years
Leccinellum albellum3 August records across all years
Jewelled Amanita Amanita gemmata3 August records across all years
Butter-Foot Bolete Boletus auripes3 August records across all years
Porphyrellus indecisus3 August records across all years- Ripartitella brasiliensis2 August records across all years
Russell's Bolete Aureoboletus russellii2 August records across all years
Blackening Russula Russula adusta2 August records across all years
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2 August records across all years- Fistulinella jamaicensis2 August records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 September records across all years
Tricholomopsis formosa2 September records across all years
Pulveroboletus curtisii2 September records across all years- Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna2 September records across all years
Bitter Bolete Tylopilus felleus2 September records across all years
Xerocomus morrisii2 September records across all years
Xerocomus illudens2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Violet Webcap Cortinarius violaceus3 October records across all years
Fleecy Milkcap Lactifluus vellereus3 October records across all years
Yellow Webcap Cortinarius delibutus3 October records across all years
Handsome Club Clavulinopsis laeticolor3 October records across all years
Cortinarius lewisii2 October records across all years- Leccinellum albellum2 October records across all years
Lactifluus petersenii2 October records across all years- Lactarius subpalustris2 October records across all years
- Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus2 October records across all years
Separated-Tubes Bolete Xanthoconium separans2 October records across all years
Rooting Polypore Polyporus radicatus2 October records across all years
Leccinum longicurvipes2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
- Handsome Club Clavulinopsis laeticolor3 November records across all years
- Zelleromyces versicaulis3 November records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa2 November records across all years
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea2 November records across all years- Conocybe mairei2 November records across all years
Laughing Jim Gymnopilus junonius2 November records across all years
Floury Oyster Hohenbuehelia petaloides2 November records across all years- Cortinarius lewisii2 November records across all years
Heath Waxcap Gliophorus laetus2 November records across all years- Lactarius moschatus2 November records across all years
- Cortinarius citrinellus2 November records across all years
Atkinson's Lepidella Amanita atkinsoniana2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia3 December records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes2 December records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 December records across all years
Biting Rustgill Gymnopilus liquiritiae2 December records across all years
Silver-Blue Milkcap Lactarius paradoxus2 December records across all years
Blue Spot Knight Tricholoma columbetta2 December records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 December records across all years
⚠ 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 | 19 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | Lactarius ruginosus | 8 |
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: Jul, Jun, 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.
- 1Jul 9, 2026Coprinellus arenicolanear Lumberton, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Mar 19, 2026Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Kountze, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Mar 19, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Kountze, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Mar 19, 2026Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilvanear Kountze, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Mar 19, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Kountze, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Mar 19, 2026Cubamyces lactineusnear Lumberton, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7
Mar 19, 2026Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatusnear Lumberton, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8Mar 19, 2026False Turkeytail Stereum lobatumnear Kountze, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Jan 1, 2026Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriformein Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Jan 1, 2026Peach-Colored Fly Agaric Amanita persicinanear Kountze, TX (location blurred by the observer) · 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
9,986 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 9,568 CC0 and 418 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.