08/10/2026
Great information to know!!🌹
🍄 Seeing mushrooms pop up in your Florida garden lately?
They're usually a sign of healthy soil. After a Florida rain, mushrooms seem to appear like little love notes from the soil.
They're a reminder that beneath our feet, fungi are quietly turning yesterday's leaves and roots into tomorrow's healthy garden.
The part you see above ground is called the fruiting body (or reproductive body) and it is the temporary structure produced by a much larger hidden network underground.
If you were to take a closer look at these wonderful structures, you would see the following:
🍄Cap (Pileus): the top part of the mushrooms
🍄Gills/Pores (Lamellae/Hymenium): The underside of the cap where tiny spores form
🍄Stalk (Stipe): The stem that holds up the cap
🍄Mycelium: The hidden, thread like web living under the soil or wood that does the actual growing and feeding.
Florida has around 268 to 270 specific species of mushrooms documented to thrive in Florida’s subtropical climate, and hundreds more uncatalogued micro-fungi existing across our state’s diverse ecosystem.
Fungi help break down organic matter and recycle nutrients, so mushrooms won't harm your grass or your garden. You can let them be, or if you prefer, you can simply remove or mow over them.
REMEMBER: Always keep children, pets, and yourself from eating wild mushrooms, as some can be toxic.
Learn more about mushrooms from UF/IFAS:
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/weeds-and-pests/mushrooms-in-lawns/
https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/leeco/2021/07/02/mush-ado-about-nothing/
https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PP377
