Fungi of Minnesota
The fungi most often spotted in Minnesota, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Minnesota
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
4,295 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
2,088 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
2,037 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
2,014 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,942 observations · iNaturalist
black knot
Apiosporina morbosa
1,886 observations · iNaturalist
lobster mushroom
Hypomyces lactifluorum
1,579 observations · iNaturalist
birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
1,517 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
1,454 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,343 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
1,172 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
1,104 observations · iNaturalist
Boreal Oakmoss
Evernia mesomorpha
1,071 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
953 observations · iNaturalist
Tinder Polypore
Fomes excavatus
944 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
938 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
849 observations · iNaturalist
giant puffball
Calvatia gigantea
799 observations · iNaturalist
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
798 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
782 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
759 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
723 observations · iNaturalist
Red Tree Brain Fungus
Peniophora rufa
707 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
621 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Red Belt
Fomitopsis mounceae
609 observations · iNaturalist
Aspen Bracket
Phellinus tremulae
598 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern speckled shield lichen
Punctelia bolliana
596 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
580 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
571 observations · iNaturalist
artist's bracket
Ganoderma applanatum
547 observations · iNaturalist
gray reindeer lichen
Cladonia rangiferina
533 observations · iNaturalist
Hooded Sunburst Lichen
Xanthomendoza fallax
530 observations · iNaturalist
Chicken Fat Mushroom
Suillus americanus
527 observations · iNaturalist
Aborted entoloma
Entoloma abortivum
512 observations · iNaturalist
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
498 observations · iNaturalist
Mossy Maze Polypore
Cerrena unicolor
491 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
481 observations · iNaturalist
chaga
Inonotus obliquus
479 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Tooth
Climacodon septentrionalis
474 observations · iNaturalist
Netted shield lichen
Parmelia sulcata
436 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
435 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
410 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
400 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
396 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
393 observations · iNaturalist
Coral tooth fungus
Hericium coralloides
390 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
384 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
381 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Trametes cinnabarina
377 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Rocktripe
Umbilicaria muhlenbergii
363 observations · iNaturalist