Mushrooms in Polk 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.
Too few past records in January here to list species.
Too few past records in February here to list species.
Too few past records in March here to list species.
Too few past records in April here to list species.
Usually recorded in May here:
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 May records across all years
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 May records across all years
Brown American Star-Footed Amanita Amanita brunnescens2 May records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita bisporigera2 May records across all years
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Usually recorded in August here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 August records across all years- Peniophora pini2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Chalciporus hemichrysus2 September records across all years
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 September records across all years
Pallid Bolete Imleria pallida2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa2 October records since 2011
Too few past records in November here to list species.
Too few past records in December here to list species.
Most-recorded species
| # | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | Peniophora pini | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
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, Sep, May.
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 8, 2026Coprinellus arenicolanear West Livingston, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2
Oct 4, 2025Silky Parchment Stereum striatumin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 3Oct 4, 2025Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosain Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4
Apr 4, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5
Nov 26, 2023Oak Bracket Pseudoinonotus dryadeusin Polk County, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
Nov 26, 2023Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis spathulatain Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Nov 26, 2023Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Oct 26, 2020Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Onalaska, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9
Jul 8, 2019Cinnabar Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinusin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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How we built this page
158 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 144 CC0 and 14 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.