Mushrooms in Orange County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
1,071mushroom records
266species recorded
Junbusiest month
1,071 records since 1962 (2 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:
Hairy-Stalked Collybia Gymnopus spongiosus2 January records across all years
Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Moss Murderer Sphagnurus paluster2 February records across all years
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Usually recorded in April here:
- Lactarius neotabidus4 April records across all years
- Galerina calyptrata3 April records across all years
- Hygrocybe trinitensis3 April records across all years
Orange Moss Navel Rickenella fibula2 April records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata2 April records across all years
Nninepin-Cystidia Galerina Galerina tibiicystis2 April records across all years- Pholiota curcuma2 April records across all years
- Lactarius carbonicola2 April records across all years
Usually recorded in May here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia9 May records across all years
Cortinarius lewisii6 May records across all years- Pholiota curcuma4 May records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens3 May records across all years- Hygrocybe trinitensis3 May records across all years
- Lactarius neotabidus3 May records across all years
Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor3 May records across all years
Saffron Bolete Leccinellum crocipodium3 May records across all years
Foetid Russula Russula foetens2 May records across all years- Nninepin-Cystidia Galerina Galerina tibiicystis2 May records across all years
- Moss Murderer Sphagnurus paluster2 May records across all years
- Megacollybia texensis2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Green Russula Russula virescens4 June records across all years- Russula inopina3 June records across all years
Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna3 June records across all years- Foetid Russula Russula foetens2 June records across all years
Caesar Amanita caesarea2 June records across all years- Agaricus trinitatensis2 June records across all years
Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affine2 June records across all years
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 June records across all years- Conocybe crispella2 June records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus2 June records across all years
Leccinellum albellum2 June records across all years- Small Chanterelle Cantharellus minor2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
- Lactarius plinthogalus8 July records across all years
Bradley Lactifluus volemus5 July records across all years- Saffron Bolete Leccinellum crocipodium4 July records across all years
Agrocybe retigera4 July records across all years- Scleroderma lycoperdoides3 July records across all years
Crepidotus nephrodes3 July records across all years
Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata3 July records across all years- Green Russula Russula virescens3 July records across all years
Smoothish-Stemmed Bolete Hemileccinum subglabripes3 July records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus3 July records across all years
Boletus patrioticus2 July records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosiceps4 August records across all years- Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus4 August records across all years
Leccinum longicurvipes4 August records across all years
Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa3 August records across all years
Blackening Russula Russula adusta3 August records across all years- Fool's Mushroom Amanita verna3 August records across all years
Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus3 August records across all years- Ripartitella brasiliensis2 August records across all years
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida2 August records across all years- Lactarius eburneus2 August records across all years
- Lactarius plinthogalus2 August records across all years
Xerocomus illudens2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
American Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella Amanita abrupta4 September records across all years
Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete Tylopilus rubrobrunneus4 September records across all years
Acidic Gold-Pored Bolete Aureoboletus auriporus3 September records across all years- Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida3 September records across all years
- Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa3 September records across all years
- Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosiceps3 September records across all years
Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui3 September records across all years- Deer Mushroom Pluteus cervinus2 September records across all years
Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus2 September records across all years
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 September records across all years
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii2 September records across all years
Wood Bolete Buchwaldoboletus lignicola2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Garland Roundhead Stropharia coronilla2 October records across all years- Cortinarius heliotropicus2 October records across all years
- Psathyrella obtusata2 October records across all years
- Cortinarius citrinellus2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria7 November records across all years- Deceiver Laccaria laccata5 November records across all years
Spotted Cort Cortinarius iodes3 November records across all years
Coker's Lavender Staining Amanita Amanita lavendula3 November records across all years
Blood-Red Cort Cortinarius marylandensis3 November records across all years
Russula ballouii3 November records across all years
Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 November records across all years
Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanella2 November records across all years
Deceiving Knight Tricholoma sejunctum2 November records across all years
Marshmallow Polypore Irpiciporus pachyodon2 November records across all years- Laccaria vinaceobrunnea2 November records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
Lactarius proximellus3 December records across all years- Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha2 December records across all years
- Galerina calyptrata2 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 | 15 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Lactarius neotabidus | 10 |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | Pholiota curcuma | 8 |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | 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: Jun, Jul, Sep.
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 6 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
Nov 27, 2013Inosperma lanatodiscumnear Vidor, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (TENN-F) · original record - 2Oct 19, 2004Spotted Bolete Xanthoconium affinenear Vidor, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record
- 3
Nov 15, 2003Ridged Tooth Hydnellum scrobiculatumnear Vidor, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record - 4
- 5Nov 1, 2003Lactarius moschatusnear Vidor, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · original record
- 6
Sep 27, 2003Chocolate Milky Lactarius lignyotusnear Vidor, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (F) · 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
1,071 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 1,063 CC0 and 8 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.