Fungi of Kentucky
The fungi most often spotted in Kentucky, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
23,507
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 23,507 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Kentucky. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 1,969 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Kentucky
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,969 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,493 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
1,099 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,057 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
798 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
775 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
762 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
758 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
726 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
631 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
626 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
605 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
593 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
566 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
464 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
462 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
441 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
440 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
437 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
406 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
386 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
384 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
381 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
376 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
355 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
350 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
341 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
327 observations · iNaturalist
Trametes aesculi
Trametes aesculi
312 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
286 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
285 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
275 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
270 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
264 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
260 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
259 observations · iNaturalist
dead man's fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
258 observations · iNaturalist
Cracked Cap Polypore
Fulvifomes robiniae
256 observations · iNaturalist
hexagonal-pored polypore
Neofavolus alveolaris
250 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
247 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
247 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
245 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
238 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
237 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
224 observations · iNaturalist
Bay Polypore
Picipes badius
221 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
218 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
217 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
217 observations · iNaturalist
reddening lepiota
Macropsalliota americana
213 observations · iNaturalist
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