Fungi of Tennessee
The fungi most often spotted in Tennessee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
42,770
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 42,770 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 3,145 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Tennessee
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
3,145 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
2,059 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,939 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,669 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
1,576 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,505 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,466 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
1,375 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,238 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
1,128 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,081 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
1,034 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,007 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
922 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
898 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
880 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
824 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
803 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
790 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
789 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
787 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
759 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
749 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
733 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
725 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
676 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
628 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
624 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
608 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
607 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
604 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
603 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
591 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
558 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
546 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
541 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
540 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
539 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
484 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
484 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
477 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
465 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
458 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
451 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
441 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
406 observations · iNaturalist
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
402 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
401 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
386 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
369 observations · iNaturalist
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