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Fungi of Bays Mountain Park

The fungi most often spotted in Bays Mountain Park, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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recent observations
50
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50
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Naturalists have logged 223 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Bays Mountain Park. The most frequently seen is the Shaggy-stalked Bolete, with 39 recorded sightings.

Most-observed fungi in Bays Mountain Park

Shaggy-stalked Bolete
Aureoboletus betula
39 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
8 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked Bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
8 observations · iNaturalist
Poor Man's Licorice
Bulgaria inquinans
7 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
6 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
6 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Dipstick
Mutinus elegans
5 observations · iNaturalist
Indigo Milk Cap
Lactarius indigo
5 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Hygrocybe cuspidata
5 observations · iNaturalist
Jellied False Coral Fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Hen Of The Woods
Grifola frondosa
4 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
4 observations · iNaturalist
Golden-gilled Gerronema
Gerronema strombodes
4 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
4 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
3 observations · iNaturalist
Dead Man's Fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
3 observations · iNaturalist
Hemlock Varnish Shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
3 observations · iNaturalist
Stalked Puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
3 observations · iNaturalist
Viscid Violet Cort
Cortinarius iodes
3 observations · iNaturalist
American Abrupt-bulbed Lepidella
Amanita abrupta
3 observations · iNaturalist
Thelephora vialis
Thelephora vialis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Salmon Pinkgill
Entoloma quadratum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Freckled Dapperling
Echinoderma asperum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Lion's-mane Mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Urn
Urnula craterium
2 observations · iNaturalist
Mouse-pee Pinkgill
Entoloma incanum
2 observations · iNaturalist
Common Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Bulbous Honey Fungus
Armillaria gallica
2 observations · iNaturalist
Wrinkled Cortinarius
Cortinarius caperatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
2 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern North American Destroying Angel
Amanita bisporigera
2 observations · iNaturalist
Brick Cap
Hypholoma lateritium
2 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Pinwheel
Marasmius siccus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius
2 observations · iNaturalist
Violet Gray Bolete
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Crowded Parchment
Stereum complicatum
2 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Unicorn Entoloma
Entoloma murrayi
2 observations · iNaturalist
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pine-oak Gall Rust
Cronartium quercuum
2 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom
Megacollybia rodmanii
2 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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