Fungi of Mammoth Cave National Park
The fungi most often spotted in Mammoth Cave, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
345
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 345 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mammoth Cave. The most frequently seen is the devil's urn, with 30 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Mammoth Cave
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
30 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
24 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
21 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
14 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
13 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
12 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
12 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
11 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
11 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
10 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
10 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
8 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
8 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
8 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Coral tooth fungus
Hericium coralloides
7 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
7 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
5 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
5 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
5 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
5 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
5 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
5 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
4 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
4 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
4 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
4 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
4 observations · iNaturalist
Sulphur Firedot
Gyalolechia flavovirescens
4 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
4 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
3 observations · iNaturalist
Blushing Rosette
Abortiporus biennis
3 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
rock greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia baltimorensis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
3 observations · iNaturalist
reddish brown bitter bolete
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
3 observations · iNaturalist
scaly ink cap
Coprinopsis variegata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Cantharellus flavolateritius
Cantharellus flavolateritius
3 observations · iNaturalist
little nest polypore
Trametes conchifer
3 observations · iNaturalist
Sweet knot
Fomes graveolens
3 observations · iNaturalist
many-forked cladonia
Cladonia furcata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
2 observations · iNaturalist
dead man's fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
2 observations · iNaturalist
Common Script Lichen
Graphis scripta
2 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
2 observations · iNaturalist
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