Fungi of Mississippi
The fungi most often spotted in Mississippi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Mississippi
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
959 observations · iNaturalist
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
738 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
654 observations · iNaturalist
column stinkhorn
Clathrus columnatus
619 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
534 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
362 observations · iNaturalist
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
254 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
244 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
242 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
241 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
186 observations · iNaturalist
Favolus brasiliensis
Favolus brasiliensis
175 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
169 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
168 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
162 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
158 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sawgill
Lentinus crinitus
155 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
142 observations · iNaturalist
Latte Bracket
Trametes lactinea
137 observations · iNaturalist
Old Gray Ruffles
Parmotrema tinctorum
135 observations · iNaturalist
Sweetleaf Gall
Exobasidium symploci
133 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
132 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
121 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
116 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
113 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
111 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Oyster Mushroom
Panus lecomtei
110 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
107 observations · iNaturalist
Burnt-orange Bolete
Tylopilus balloui
103 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Hexagonia
Hexagonia hydnoides
100 observations · iNaturalist
perforated ruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatum
97 observations · iNaturalist
Old-man-of-the-woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
90 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
84 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
83 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
83 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
82 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
81 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
81 observations · iNaturalist
Trooping Crumble Cap
Coprinellus disseminatus
79 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
79 observations · iNaturalist
Jackson's slender Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
79 observations · iNaturalist
Fragile Dapperling
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus
77 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
75 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
75 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Chanterelle
Cantharellus lateritius
74 observations · iNaturalist
Lynx Paw Oyster
Pleurotus levis
73 observations · iNaturalist
Nigroporus vinosus
Nigroporus vinosus
72 observations · iNaturalist
Magnolia-cone Xylaria
Xylaria magnoliae
71 observations · iNaturalist
magnolia-cone mushroom
Strobilurus conigenoides
70 observations · iNaturalist
Xylaria flabelliformis
Xylaria flabelliformis
69 observations · iNaturalist