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Myakka / Southwest Florida Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Myakka / Southwest Florida

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Myakka River State Park and surrounding southwest FL flatwoods and hammocks. Subtropical oak hammocks, pine flatwoods, and cypress domes. Chanterelles (C. lateritius — smooth chanterelle) and cinnabar chanterelles fruit Jun-Oct under live oaks after heavy summer rain. Oyster mushrooms on dead palms and hardwoods year-round. Polypores common. Wetter and warmer than north FL — peak season is late summer rainy season (Jul-Sep). Mosquitoes are fierce — bring repellent.

Trees:Live Oak Bald Cypress Slash Pine

Updated Oct 11, 5:10 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

Myakka is Excellent right now. Soil is sitting at 80°F, 4.89" has fallen over the past 14 days (4.57" of it in the last week), there's no drought, and the moisture trigger is met with VWC holding steady at 0.21 for the full 7 days. Nothing is limiting, so the model flags essentially every species as viable. The snowline and SWE numbers are irrelevant at this elevation. In practice, a warm, wet Florida October favors the saprobes and wood-rotters: oysters, chicken of the woods, lion's mane, turkey tail, wood ear, and the Lepiota/Chlorophyllum parasol group on lawns and pastures. Stinkhorns, earthstars, and puffballs should be easy to find in mulch and disturbed ground. Several of the listed species, like the cold-weather and northern or montane ones (snow fungus, birch polypore, aspen oyster, winter polypore), are model artifacts, so weight your target list by local habitat and host trees (live oak, laurel oak, pine, cabbage palm) rather than by the raw list. Watch for a dry-out: with soil this warm, moisture drops fast once the rain stops, so the flush window is probably 5-7 days unless another system rolls through. Hot tip: Hit shaded oak hammocks and rotting hardwood within a day or two of the next rain, since fresh fruitings of oysters and chicken of the woods bug out and spoil quickly in 80°F heat.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Nearby Camping

Within(20)

OP27

developed

~1 mi from center

OP30

developed

~1 mi from center

PR50

developed

~1.1 mi from center

PR61

developed

~1.1 mi from center

PR49

developed

~1.1 mi from center

PR90

developed

~1.1 mi from center

PR87

developed

~1.1 mi from center

OP40

developed

~1.1 mi from center

Old Prairie Campground

developed

~1.1 mi from center

Palmetto Ridge Campground

developed

~1.1 mi from center

PR80

developed

~1.2 mi from center

PR79

developed

~1.2 mi from center

72

developed

~1.2 mi from center

PR70

developed

~1.2 mi from center

Honore Campsite

developed

~2.7 mi from center

Bee Island

developed

~3.8 mi from center

Mossy Hammock

developed

~5.2 mi from center

Panther Point

developed

~5.4 mi from center

Oak Grove Camp

developed

~8.1 mi from center

Prairie Point Camp

developed

~9 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Destroying AngelAmanita bisporigera

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

BlewitLepista nuda

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

EarthstarGeastrum triplex

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Deadly GalerinaGalerina marginata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow FootCraterellus tubaeformis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Violet WebcapCortinarius violaceus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

BlusherAmanita rubescens

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Gem-Studded PuffballLycoperdon perlatum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow PatchesAmanita flavoconia

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Poison PieHebeloma crustuliniforme

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Blackening RussulaRussula nigricans

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Winter PolyporePolyporus brumalis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elfin SaddleHelvella crispa

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Crested CoralClavulina cristata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Devil's CigarChorioactis geaster

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Winter Mushroom / Wild EnokiFlammulina velutipes

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Rooted CollybiaXerula furfuracea

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

The DeceiverLaccaria laccata

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Golden TeacherPsilocybe cubensis

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Blue MeaniesPanaeolus cyanescens

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.21 — moisture sustained)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.