Fungi of North Carolina

The fungi most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

75,797

recent observations

50

species listed

50

fungi

Naturalists have logged 75,797 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Carolina. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 6,385 recorded sightings.

Most-observed fungi in North Carolina

Trametes versicolor

6,385 observations · iNaturalist

Ringless Honey Mushroom

Desarmillaria caespitosa

4,868 observations · iNaturalist

crowded parchment

Stereum complicatum

2,598 observations · iNaturalist

shaggy-stalked bolete

Aureoboletus betula

2,397 observations · iNaturalist

False Caesar's Mushroom

Amanita parcivolvata

2,237 observations · iNaturalist

Ganoderma curtisii

2,225 observations · iNaturalist

indigo milk cap

Lactarius indigo

2,219 observations · iNaturalist

Lobaria pulmonaria

2,130 observations · iNaturalist

False Turkeytail

Stereum lobatum

1,991 observations · iNaturalist

hemlock varnish shelf

Ganoderma tsugae

1,967 observations · iNaturalist

Gilled Polypore

Trametes betulina

1,844 observations · iNaturalist

Smooth Rock Tripe

Umbilicaria mammulata

1,784 observations · iNaturalist

stalked puffball-in-aspic

Calostoma cinnabarinum

1,762 observations · iNaturalist

violet-toothed polypore

Trichaptum biforme

1,646 observations · iNaturalist

splitgill mushroom

Schizophyllum commune

1,592 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern American jack-o'-lantern

Omphalotus illudens

1,545 observations · iNaturalist

Black-staining Polypore

Meripilus sumstinei

1,519 observations · iNaturalist

Pseudoinonotus dryadeus

1,476 observations · iNaturalist

Pear-shaped Puffball

Apioperdon pyriforme

1,418 observations · iNaturalist

chicken of the woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

1,378 observations · iNaturalist

Red Chanterelle

Cantharellus cinnabarinus

1,377 observations · iNaturalist

Cerioporus squamosus

1,348 observations · iNaturalist

crown-tipped coral fungus

Artomyces pyxidatus

1,326 observations · iNaturalist

White-pored Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus cincinnatus

1,250 observations · iNaturalist

common greenshield lichen

Flavoparmelia caperata

1,229 observations · iNaturalist

Berkeley's Polypore

Bondarzewia berkeleyi

1,225 observations · iNaturalist

lion's-mane mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

1,224 observations · iNaturalist

Ravenel's stinkhorn

Phallus ravenelii

1,214 observations · iNaturalist

devil's dipstick

Mutinus elegans

1,213 observations · iNaturalist

Green-spored Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

1,174 observations · iNaturalist

Bushy beard lichen

1,103 observations · iNaturalist

Peach-Colored Fly Agaric

Amanita persicina

1,102 observations · iNaturalist

Jackson's slender Caesar

Amanita jacksonii

1,058 observations · iNaturalist

Ornate-stalked bolete

Retiboletus ornatipes

1,053 observations · iNaturalist

Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen

Porpidia albocaerulescens

1,033 observations · iNaturalist

Ganoderma sessile

Ganoderma sessile

1,021 observations · iNaturalist

Painted Suillus

Suillus spraguei

1,019 observations · iNaturalist

American Amber Jelly Fungus

968 observations · iNaturalist

Cedar-apple rust

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

953 observations · iNaturalist

jellied false coral fungus

Sebacina schweinitzii

934 observations · iNaturalist

Tremella mesenterica

899 observations · iNaturalist

Lynx Paw Oyster

Pleurotus levis

892 observations · iNaturalist

flowerpot parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

843 observations · iNaturalist

common puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

828 observations · iNaturalist

Trametes gibbosa

800 observations · iNaturalist

Thin-walled Maze Polypore

Daedaleopsis confragosa

764 observations · iNaturalist

Exsudoporus frostii

760 observations · iNaturalist

Tremella fuciformis

756 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern cauliflower mushroom

Sparassis spathulata

734 observations · iNaturalist

Fragile Dapperling

Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

716 observations · iNaturalist

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