Fungi of Massachusetts
The fungi most often spotted in Massachusetts, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Massachusetts
birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
3,950 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
3,639 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
2,853 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
2,573 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
2,369 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,705 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
1,646 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
1,625 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
1,619 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
1,598 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
1,477 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,441 observations · iNaturalist
black knot
Apiosporina morbosa
1,352 observations · iNaturalist
Viscid Violet Cort
Cortinarius iodes
1,323 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
1,291 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
1,222 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
1,187 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
1,172 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
1,161 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
1,143 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
1,121 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,088 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
1,076 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
1,046 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
945 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
940 observations · iNaturalist
Tinder Polypore
Fomes excavatus
939 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
890 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
888 observations · iNaturalist
Late Oyster
Sarcomyxa serotina
858 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
850 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
788 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
763 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
716 observations · iNaturalist
Old-man-of-the-woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
687 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Orange Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans
686 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
668 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
625 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Black Trumpet
Craterellus fallax
611 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
601 observations · iNaturalist
Black Tar Spot
Rhytisma acerinum
599 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
570 observations · iNaturalist
brown-toothed crust fungus
Hydnoporia olivacea
558 observations · iNaturalist
Aborted entoloma
Entoloma abortivum
548 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
543 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet-footed Tap
Tapinella atrotomentosa
529 observations · iNaturalist
Trembling Crust
Merulius tremellosus
516 observations · iNaturalist
crimped gill
Plicatura crispa
508 observations · iNaturalist
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
490 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
479 observations · iNaturalist