Mushrooms in Tarrant County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
556mushroom records
86species recorded
Aprbusiest month
556 records since 1887 (540 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:
Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune15 January records since 2011
Dendrothele nivosa13 January records since 2011
Hexagonia hydnoides8 January records since 2011
Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 January records since 2011
False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea4 January records since 2011- Dendrothele jacobi2 January records since 2011
Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus2 January records since 2011
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune17 February records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides10 February records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa10 February records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 February records since 2011
- Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus3 February records since 2011
- Vitreoporus dichrous2 February records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva2 February records since 2011
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 March records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa9 March records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius6 March records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides5 March records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia4 March records since 2011
Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus3 March records since 2011
Earliella scabrosa3 March records since 2011- False Turkey-Tail Stereum ostrea3 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune15 April records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 April records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa6 April records since 2011
Feltscale Inky Cap Coprinopsis variegata5 April records since 2011- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius5 April records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens4 April records since 2011
Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcata3 April records since 2011
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 April records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 April records since 2011
Phallus rubicundus2 April records since 2011
Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune8 May records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius7 May records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites4 May records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 May records since 2011
- Phallus rubicundus2 May records since 2011
- Peeling Puffball Lycoperdon marginatum2 May records since 2011
Purple-Spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 June records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 June records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 June records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 July records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa5 July records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 July records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides12 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 August records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 August records since 2011
- Dendrothele jacobi3 August records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites5 September records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides5 September records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa3 September records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa5 October records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 October records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa4 October records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 October records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 October records since 2011
- Dendrothele jacobi3 October records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 October records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 October records since 2011
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune13 November records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa8 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides8 November records since 2011
- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens5 November records since 2011
- Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosa3 November records since 2011
Common Fieldcap Agrocybe pediades3 November records since 2011- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 November records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 December records since 2011
- Dendrothele nivosa14 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides10 December records since 2011
- Giraffe Spots Peniophora albobadia3 December records since 2011
- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 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 | 117 | |
| 2 | 82 | |
| 3 | 77 | |
| 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | 17 | |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | Dendrothele jacobi | 12 |
| 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 |
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, Dec, Feb.
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.
- 1Oct 4, 2026Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumiinear Fort Worth, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Oct 2, 2026False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybditesnear Arlington, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Sep 7, 2026Dendrothele nivosain Sw Nature Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Aug 31, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communein Village Creek Historical Area, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5Aug 31, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Village Creek Historical Area, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 6Aug 15, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Sandy Lane Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 7Aug 7, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Fort Worth, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8Aug 7, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Fort Worth, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 9Aug 7, 2026Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Fort Worth, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Aug 7, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Fort Worth, 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
556 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 18 CC0 and 538 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.