Mushrooms in Travis County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
717mushroom records
168species recorded
Maybusiest month
717 records since 1892 (519 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 commune9 January records across all years
Hexagonia hydnoides7 January records across all years
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 February records since 2011
Trametes villosa6 February records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides4 February records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor3 February records since 2011
Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius2 February records since 2011
Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus gloiocephalus2 February records since 2011
Bark Mycena Mycena corticola2 February records since 2011
Ganoderma resinaceum2 February records since 2011
Usually recorded in March here:
Astraeus morganii4 March records since 2011- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius4 March records since 2011
Lysurus sphaerocephalus4 March records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides4 March records since 2011
- Trametes villosa3 March records since 2011
Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 March records since 2011
American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 March records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 March records since 2011
Usually recorded in April here:
Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus6 April records since 2011- Astraeus morganii6 April records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune6 April records since 2011
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus4 April records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 April records since 2011
- Spring Polypore Lentinus arcularius3 April records since 2011
Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 April records since 2011
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus2 April records since 2011
Pale Brittlestem Candolleomyces candolleanus2 April records since 2011- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 April records since 2011
Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycina2 April records since 2011
Firerug Inkcap Coprinellus domesticus2 April records since 2011
Usually recorded in May here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides14 May records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune14 May records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii5 May records since 2011
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus4 May records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 May records since 2011
Beansprout Conecap Conocybe deliquescens4 May records since 2011
Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcata3 May records since 2011
Stinking Dapperling Lepiota cristata2 May records since 2011- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor2 May records since 2011
False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 May records since 2011
Usually recorded in June here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides7 June records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 June records since 2011
Pepper Pot Myriostoma coliforme2 June records since 2011
Brain Puffball Calvatia craniiformis2 June records since 2011- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii2 June records since 2011
Fluted Bird's Nest Cyathus striatus2 June records since 2011- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 June records since 2011
Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 June records since 2011
Lawyer's Wig Coprinus comatus2 June records since 2011
Usually recorded in July here:
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites3 July records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 July records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 July records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 July records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides2 July records since 2011
Usually recorded in August here:
- Hexagonia hydnoides3 August records since 2011
- Sulcate Sunhead Heliocybe sulcata2 August records since 2011
- Xylodon crustosus2 August records since 2011
- Eichleriella sicca2 August records since 2011
Gloeophyllum striatum2 August records since 2011- Resinoporia ferox2 August records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus2 August records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune2 August records since 2011
Usually recorded in September here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune7 September records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 September records since 2011
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus4 September records since 2011
- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius3 September records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus3 September records since 2011
Panaeolus antillarum2 September records since 2011- Onion-Stalk Parasol Leucocoprinus cepistipes2 September records since 2011
- False Parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites2 September records since 2011
Usually recorded in October here:
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor11 October records since 2011
Golden Bracket Fuscoporia gilva6 October records since 2011- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune4 October records since 2011
- Plantpot Dapperling Leucocoprinus birnbaumii3 October records since 2011
- Astraeus morganii3 October records since 2011
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus2 October records since 2011
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 October records since 2011- Hexagonia hydnoides2 October records since 2011
Usually recorded in November here:
- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens8 November records since 2011
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune5 November records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor4 November records since 2011
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus4 November records since 2011
- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius4 November records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides4 November records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum3 November records since 2011
Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani3 November records since 2011
Pulchroboletus rubricitrinus2 November records since 2011- Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus2 November records since 2011
Hymenopellis furfuracea2 November records since 2011
Floury Oyster Hohenbuehelia petaloides2 November records since 2011
Usually recorded in December here:
- Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum commune10 December records since 2011
- Hexagonia hydnoides10 December records since 2011
- Turkeytail Trametes versicolor5 December records since 2011
- Tropical White Polypore Favolus tenuiculus4 December records since 2011
- Ganoderma resinaceum4 December records since 2011
- Trametes villosa4 December records since 2011
- Dune Stinkhorn Phallus hadriani3 December records since 2011
- Astraeus morganii3 December records since 2011
- Cubamyces lactineus2 December records since 2011
Dung Bird's Nest Cyathus stercoreus2 December records since 2011- Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Omphalotus subilludens2 December records since 2011
- American Dyeball Pisolithus arenarius2 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 | 73 | |
| 2 | 66 | |
| 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | 25 | |
| 6 | 21 | |
| 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | 21 | |
| 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | |
| 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: May, Nov, Dec.
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.
- 1Aug 26, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 2Jul 25, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 3Jun 19, 2026Hexagonia hydnoidesin Upper Bull Creek Greenbelt, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 4Jun 1, 2026Pulchroboletus rubricitrinusnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 5
May 28, 2026Ringless Honey Mushroom Desarmillaria caespitosanear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 6
May 6, 2026Pleated Inkcap Parasola plicatilisnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7Apr 30, 2026Lysurus sphaerocephalusnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 8
Apr 29, 2026Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus mokusinnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9Apr 29, 2026Lysurus sphaerocephalusnear Austin, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
- 10Apr 26, 2026Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellusin Trailhead Neighborhood 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
717 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 238 CC0 and 479 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.