Mushrooms in Tyler County, Texas
Updated October 2026 · from open GBIF records
828mushroom records
301species recorded
Junbusiest month
828 records since 1904 (62 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:
- Russula appalachiensis4 January records across all years
Emetic Russula Russula silvicola3 January records across all years
Rosy Brown Waxy Cap Hygrophorus roseobrunneus3 January records across all years
Blunt Webcap Cortinarius obtusus3 January records across all years
Slender Pholiota Pholiota spumosa2 January records across all years- Lactarius theiogalus2 January records across all years
Usually recorded in February here:
Southern Clam Shell Fomes fasciatus2 February records since 2011
Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 February records since 2011
Pear-Shaped Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme2 February records since 2011
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:
Parrot Mushroom Gliophorus psittacinus2 May records across all years
Lactarius subplinthogalus2 May records across all years
Usually recorded in June here:
Lactarius subvernalis15 June records across all years
Peck's Milky Cap Lactarius peckii6 June records across all years
Least Stinking Brittlegill Russula subfoetens5 June records across all years- Pulveroboletus caespitosus5 June records across all years
Orange Bile Mushroom Russula mutabilis4 June records across all years- Lactarius subplinthogalus4 June records across all years
Russula flavida3 June records across all years- Russula ludoviciana3 June records across all years
Destroying Angel Amanita virosa3 June records across all years
Butter-Foot Bolete Boletus auripes3 June records across all years
Yellow Patches Amanita flavoconia3 June records across all years
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva2 June records across all years
Usually recorded in July here:
Apple Bolete Exsudoporus frostii4 July records across all years
Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus3 July records across all years
Xerocomus illudens3 July records across all years- Least Stinking Brittlegill Russula subfoetens3 July records across all years
- Boletus miniatopallescens3 July records across all years
Suillus hirtellus2 July records across all years
Peppery Milkcap Lactifluus piperatus2 July records across all years
Blusher Amanita rubescens2 July records across all years
Violet Gray Bolete Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus2 July records across all years
Grisette Amanita vaginata2 July records across all years
Leccinellum albellum2 July records across all years
Green Quilt Russula Russula crustosa2 July records across all years
Usually recorded in August here:
Boletellus chrysenteroides3 August records across all years- Leccinellum albellum3 August records across all years
Beveled-Cap Bolete Tylopilus badiceps2 August records across all years- Suillellus hypocarycinus2 August records across all years
- Lactarius subplinthogalus2 August records across all years
Wrinkled Bolete Leccinellum rugosiceps2 August records across all years
Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater2 August records across all years
Burnt-Orange Bolete Tylopilus balloui2 August records across all years
Usually recorded in September here:
Pineapple Bolete Boletellus ananas4 September records across all years- Ruby Bolete Hortiboletus rubellus4 September records across all years
- Black Velvet Bolete Tylopilus alboater3 September records across all years
Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus castaneus3 September records across all years
Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens3 September records across all years- Xerocomus illudens3 September records across all years
Boletus variipes2 September records across all years
Ravenel's Bolete, Powdery Sulfur Bolete Pulveroboletus ravenelii2 September records across all years
Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata2 September records across all years
Tylopilus ferrugineus2 September records across all years
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 September records across all years
Marasmius fulvoferrugineus2 September records across all years
Usually recorded in October here:
Funnel Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis2 October records across all years- Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare2 October records across all years
- Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens2 October records across all years
Tylopilus tabacinus2 October records across all years- Grisette Amanita vaginata2 October records across all years
Eastern Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii2 October records across all years
Usually recorded in November here:
Laccaria trichodermophora4 November records across all years
Split Fibrecap Pseudosperma rimosum3 November records across all years
Cortinarius obliquus2 November records across all years- Melanoleuca resplendens2 November records across all years
Magnolia-Cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides2 November records across all years- Deceptive Jack Suillus decipiens2 November records across all years
Usually recorded in December here:
- Laccaria trichodermophora5 December records across all years
Lactarius imperceptus3 December records across all years
Deceiver Laccaria laccata3 December records across all years
Common Collybia Gymnopus dryophilus2 December records across all years
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria2 December records across all years
False Deathcap Amanita citrina2 December records across all years
Herald Of Winter Hygrophorus hypothejus2 December records across all years- Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatum2 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 | 16 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Pulveroboletus caespitosus | 9 |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | 6 |
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 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.
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May 17, 2025Common Porecrust, Split Gill Fungus Schizophyllum communenear Woodville, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 2May 17, 2025Poronidulus conchifernear Woodville, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Apr 6, 2025Fringed Sawgill Lentinus crinitusnear Woodville, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 4
Apr 3, 2025Black-Eared Fungus Auricularia nigricansin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 5Apr 3, 2025Crowded Parchment Stereum complicatumin Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record
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Jan 5, 2025Column Stinkhorn Clathrus columnatusin Tyler County, TX (location blurred by the observer) · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 7
Sep 18, 2024Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycinain Big Thicket National Preserve, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 8
Sep 6, 2024Fuzzy Foot Xeromphalina campanellanear Warren, TX · iNaturalist photo, research grade · original record - 9
Apr 12, 2024Anthracophyllum lateritiumin Tyler County, TX (location blurred by the observer) · 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
828 records of mushrooms, shelf fungi and polypores (class Agaricomycetes) that fall inside this county's Census boundary. Licenses: 773 CC0 and 55 CC BY 4.0. See about the data for the full citation.