Fungi of Kentucky
The fungi most often spotted in Kentucky, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
23,036
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 23,036 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Kentucky. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 1,911 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Kentucky
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,911 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,486 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
1,086 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,039 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
792 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
762 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
727 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
711 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
706 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
627 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
619 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
596 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
579 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
542 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
463 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
449 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
440 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
431 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
410 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
404 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
385 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
381 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
377 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
373 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
349 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
338 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
337 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
319 observations · iNaturalist
Trametes aesculi
Trametes aesculi
306 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
286 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
282 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
271 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
269 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
259 observations · iNaturalist
dead man's fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
257 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
256 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
255 observations · iNaturalist
hexagonal-pored polypore
Neofavolus alveolaris
250 observations · iNaturalist
Cracked Cap Polypore
Fulvifomes robiniae
250 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
240 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
240 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
237 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
230 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
222 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
219 observations · iNaturalist
Bay Polypore
Picipes badius
219 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
216 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
216 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
209 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
208 observations · iNaturalist
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