Fungi of Utah
The fungi most often spotted in Utah, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,453
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 4,453 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Utah. The most frequently seen is the Shaggy Mane, with 401 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Utah
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
401 observations · iNaturalist
Veiled Polypore
Cryptoporus volvatus
280 observations · iNaturalist
Natural Black Morel
Morchella snyderi
245 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Firedot Lichen
Xanthomendoza trachyphylla
244 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Orange Peel Fungus
Caloscypha fulgens
235 observations · iNaturalist
aspen bolete
Leccinum insigne
200 observations · iNaturalist
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
186 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sponge Polypore
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
159 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lorchel
Maublancomyces montanus
122 observations · iNaturalist
Common Ink Cap
Coprinopsis atramentaria
114 observations · iNaturalist
dune stinkhorn
Phallus hadriani
101 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet Foot
Flammulina velutipes
98 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
93 observations · iNaturalist
mica cap
Coprinellus micaceus
93 observations · iNaturalist
Conifer Mazegill
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
91 observations · iNaturalist
Blushing Scale
Psora decipiens
89 observations · iNaturalist
alpine jelly cone
Guepiniopsis alpina
84 observations · iNaturalist
black knot
Apiosporina morbosa
82 observations · iNaturalist
Mower's Mushroom
Panaeolus foenisecii
79 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
77 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
73 observations · iNaturalist
Clitocybe albirhiza
Clitocybe albirhiza
70 observations · iNaturalist
Western Giant Puffball
Calvatia booniana
62 observations · iNaturalist
Rainbow Chanterelle
Cantharellus roseocanus
61 observations · iNaturalist
aspen oyster mushroom
Pleurotus populinus
60 observations · iNaturalist
Snowmelt Clitocybe
Clitocybe glacialis
56 observations · iNaturalist
Barrow's Bolete
Boletus barrowsii
55 observations · iNaturalist
Common Fieldcap
Agrocybe pediades
51 observations · iNaturalist
Short-stalked Suillus
Suillus brevipes
49 observations · iNaturalist
shingled hedgehog
Sarcodon imbricatus
49 observations · iNaturalist
Spongiporus leucospongia
Spongiporus leucospongia
48 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
46 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
45 observations · iNaturalist
Cerebral Fishscale Lichen
Psora cerebriformis
44 observations · iNaturalist
Flammulina populicola
Flammulina populicola
44 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Inkcap
Montagnea arenaria
43 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Shaggymane
Podaxis pistillaris
42 observations · iNaturalist
milky conecap
Conocybe apala
42 observations · iNaturalist
saffron milkcap
Lactarius deliciosus
41 observations · iNaturalist
lacquered bracket
Ganoderma lucidum
39 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy scalycap
Pholiota squarrosa
39 observations · iNaturalist
Mustard Flower Rust
Puccinia monoica
39 observations · iNaturalist
White Dapperling
Leucocoprinus leucothites
39 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-staining Slippery Jack
Suillus tomentosus
38 observations · iNaturalist
Pig's Ears
Discina perlata
38 observations · iNaturalist
Jelly Tree Ear
Auricularia americana
36 observations · iNaturalist
Western Painted Suillus
Suillus lakei
35 observations · iNaturalist
Destructive Pholiota
Hemipholiota populnea
33 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
32 observations · iNaturalist
common bird's nest fungus
Crucibulum laeve
31 observations · iNaturalist
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