Mushrooms in Shelby 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.
Too few past records in May here to list species.
Too few past records in June here to list species.
Too few past records in July here to list species.
Too few past records in August here to list species.
Too few past records in September here to list species.
Usually recorded in October here:
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea13 October records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor13 October records across all years
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva12 October records across all years
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta11 October records across all years
Porostereum spadiceum9 October records across all years
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum9 October records across all years- Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformis7 October records across all years
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa6 October records across all years- Nigrohirschioporus sector5 October records across all years
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum5 October records across all years
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum4 October records across all years
Trichaptum sector3 October records across all years
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 | 13 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | Nigrohirschioporus sector | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 |
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: Oct, Mar, 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 7 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.
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Sep 30, 2025Golden Reishi Ganoderma curtisiinear Huxley, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2Oct 15, 1913Fungi Pallidohirschioporus biformisnear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 3Oct 15, 1913Turkeytail Trametes versicolornear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 4Oct 15, 1913False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostreanear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 5Oct 15, 1913Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adustanear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 6Oct 15, 1913Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatumnear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
- 7Oct 15, 1913Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutumnear Joaquin, TX · museum/herbarium specimen (AAFC) · original record
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How we built this page
123 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 105 CC0 and 18 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.