Fungi of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The fungi most often spotted in C&O Canal, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,247
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 17,247 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in C&O Canal. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 1,431 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in C&O Canal
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,431 observations · iNaturalist
Kiwi Bubbles
Diatrype virescens
1,410 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
840 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
651 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
595 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
544 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
513 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
504 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
485 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
473 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
471 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
470 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
447 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
391 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Beauty
Radulomyces copelandii
370 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
365 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
336 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
334 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
325 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
301 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
283 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
283 observations · iNaturalist
Hesperomyces harmoniae
Hesperomyces harmoniae
283 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
280 observations · iNaturalist
Chlorosplenium chlora
Chlorosplenium chlora
278 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
274 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
255 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
229 observations · iNaturalist
Trembling Crust
Merulius tremellosus
228 observations · iNaturalist
Wrinkly Stinkhorn
Satyrus rugulosus
213 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
212 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
210 observations · iNaturalist
hypoxylon canker
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
200 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
185 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
183 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
181 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
179 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
177 observations · iNaturalist
Fenugreek Stalkball
Phleogena faginea
175 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
173 observations · iNaturalist
Aborted entoloma
Entoloma abortivum
169 observations · iNaturalist
Flying saltshaker fungus
Massospora cicadina
165 observations · iNaturalist
stinky squid
Pseudocolus fusiformis
160 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
149 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
149 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
148 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
145 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
144 observations · iNaturalist
Wine-cap Stropharia
Stropharia rugosoannulata
141 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Fairy Cups
Calycina citrina
140 observations · iNaturalist
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