Fungi of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The fungi most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Great Smoky Mountains
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
732 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
633 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
256 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
231 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
223 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
218 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
217 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
207 observations · iNaturalist
Toothed Jelly Fungus
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
152 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
148 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
136 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
125 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
120 observations · iNaturalist
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
118 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
109 observations · iNaturalist
Scaly Chanterelle
Turbinellus floccosus
105 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Lungwort
Ricasolia quercizans
102 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
101 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
95 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
92 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
91 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
86 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
79 observations · iNaturalist
common earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
76 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
75 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
74 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
73 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
70 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
68 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
68 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
67 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Spindle
Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina
65 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre-banded Conk
Fomitopsis ochracea
65 observations · iNaturalist
Calostoma ravenelii
Calostoma ravenelii
62 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
61 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
61 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
60 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
60 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
59 observations · iNaturalist
Fringed Moon Lichen
Sticta beauvoisii
59 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
59 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
58 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
55 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
54 observations · iNaturalist
Green Wood Cup
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
51 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
51 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Black Trumpet
Craterellus fallax
50 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
49 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
48 observations · iNaturalist
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
48 observations · iNaturalist