Fungi of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The fungi most often spotted in Great Smoky Mountains, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
6,491
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 6,491 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Great Smoky Mountains. The most frequently seen is the Tree Lungwort, with 759 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Great Smoky Mountains
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
759 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
643 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
268 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
248 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
247 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
244 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
220 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
215 observations · iNaturalist
rock gnome lichen
Cetradonia linearis
211 observations · iNaturalist
Toothed Jelly Fungus
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
165 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
159 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
145 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
129 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
124 observations · iNaturalist
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
120 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
114 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
110 observations · iNaturalist
Scaly Chanterelle
Turbinellus floccosus
110 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Lungwort
Ricasolia quercizans
103 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
100 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
99 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
97 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
96 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
87 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
83 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
78 observations · iNaturalist
common earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
76 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
73 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
72 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
72 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
72 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
71 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
70 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
69 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
68 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
68 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Spindle
Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina
65 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre-banded Conk
Fomitopsis ochracea
65 observations · iNaturalist
Calostoma ravenelii
Calostoma ravenelii
64 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
62 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
60 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
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
Green Wood Cup
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
54 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
51 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Black Trumpet
Craterellus fallax
51 observations · iNaturalist
American cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis americana
50 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
49 observations · iNaturalist
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