Balu Forest
- Manager
- County Land
- Designation
- Local Resource Management Area
- Size
- 1,599 acres
- Region
- Florida
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
County, city and local parks
No single rule applies; each county, city or park district sets its own. Check with the park or local government before you pick.
Each county, city or park district sets its own park rules. Look up the local government's contact information through the directory linked here, or ask park staff before picking.
Official source: USA.gov: Local governments
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Florida.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Florida and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
- No photo yet
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Cerrena hydnoides
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Jester Lichen
Cladonia leporina
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Evans' Deer Moss
Cladonia evansii
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Coleosporium carneum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
common porecrust
Schizophyllum commune
Edible (per source) -
Anthracnose
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Elsinoe fawcettii
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Coleosporium elephantopodis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Old Gray Ruffles
Parmotrema tinctorum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Phellinus gilvus
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).