Fungi of Kentucky
The fungi most often spotted in Kentucky, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Kentucky
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,814 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,464 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,029 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
1,001 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
760 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
755 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
726 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
690 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
604 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
591 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
584 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
583 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
576 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
520 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
463 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
439 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
429 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
410 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
404 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
392 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
383 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
378 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
372 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
346 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
335 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
325 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
315 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
304 observations · iNaturalist
Trametes aesculi
Trametes aesculi
293 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
286 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
275 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
264 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
262 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
256 observations · iNaturalist
dead man's fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
252 observations · iNaturalist
hexagonal-pored polypore
Neofavolus alveolaris
250 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
248 observations · iNaturalist
Cracked Cap Polypore
Fulvifomes robiniae
246 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
237 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
236 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
227 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
227 observations · iNaturalist
Bay Polypore
Picipes badius
219 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
215 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
214 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
213 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
209 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
207 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
205 observations · iNaturalist
little nest polypore
Trametes conchifer
201 observations · iNaturalist