Mushrooms in Harris County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
769mushroom records
208species recorded
Aprbusiest month
769 records since 1864 (323 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:
Brown-Toothed Crust Fungus Hydnoporia olivacea6 January records across all years
Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus6 January records across all years
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum5 January records across all years
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 January records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva4 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides4 January records across all years- Xanthoporia andersonii3 January records across all years
Pleurotus cornucopiae3 January records across all years
Scaly Rustgill Gymnopilus sapineus3 January records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum3 January records across all years
Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore Pycnoporus sanguineus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 February records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus2 February records since 2011
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 February records since 2011
Flocculose Inkcap Coprinellus flocculosus2 February records since 2011- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus2 February records since 2011
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 March records across all years
- Cerrena hydnoides5 March records across all years
- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis3 March records across all years
- Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva3 March records across all years
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 March records across all years- Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum2 March records across all years
False Turkeytail Stereum lobatum2 March records across all years
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 April records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 April records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 April records since 2011
- Panus neostrigosus3 April records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 April records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 April records since 2011
Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusin2 April records since 2011- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 May records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 May records since 2011
Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilis2 May records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 May records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites7 June records across all years
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii4 June records across all years
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum3 June records across all years
Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisii3 June records across all years- Hexagonia hydnoides2 June records across all years
Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitus2 June records across all years
Umber-Brown Puffball Lycoperdon umbrinum2 June records across all years
Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 July records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 August records across all years
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune3 August records across all years
- Lycoperdon cruciatum2 August records across all years
Milky Conecap Conocybe apala2 August records across all years
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii5 September records across all years
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 September records across all years
Reddening Lepiota Leucoagaricus americanus3 September records across all years- Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus2 September records across all years
- Leucocoprinus ianthinus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa10 October records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 October records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum3 October records since 2011- Blue Lactarius Lactarius indigo2 October records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa7 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 November records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum3 November records since 2011
- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum3 November records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 November records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 December records since 2011
- Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatus3 December records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme3 December records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 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 | 35 | |
| 2 | 34 | |
| 3 | 32 | |
| 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | 23 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | 11 |
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, Nov.
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.
- 1Sep 15, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Pasadena, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 18, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesin Frankie Carter Randolph Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jul 18, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesin Frankie Carter Randolph Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jul 16, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Armand Bayou Nature Center, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Jun 9, 2026Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Houston, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6
Jun 7, 2026Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformisin Paul D. Rushing Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Jun 2, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesin Stude Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8May 31, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Houston, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9May 13, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Russ Pitman Park, 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
769 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 496 CC0 and 273 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.