Fungi of Mississippi
The fungi most often spotted in Mississippi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
9,260
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 9,260 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Mississippi. The most frequently seen is the Ringless Honey Mushroom, with 967 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Mississippi
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
967 observations · iNaturalist
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
746 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
659 observations · iNaturalist
column stinkhorn
Clathrus columnatus
621 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
542 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
377 observations · iNaturalist
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
262 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
247 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
244 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
241 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
186 observations · iNaturalist
Favolus brasiliensis
Favolus brasiliensis
177 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
169 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
168 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
163 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
158 observations · iNaturalist
fringed sawgill
Lentinus crinitus
157 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
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
133 observations · iNaturalist
Sweetleaf Gall
Exobasidium symploci
133 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
122 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
118 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
117 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
115 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Oyster Mushroom
Panus lecomtei
111 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
107 observations · iNaturalist
Burnt-orange Bolete
Tylopilus balloui
106 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Hexagonia
Hexagonia hydnoides
103 observations · iNaturalist
perforated ruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatum
97 observations · iNaturalist
Old-man-of-the-woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
93 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
86 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
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
81 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
81 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
80 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
Nigroporus vinosus
Nigroporus vinosus
79 observations · iNaturalist
Fragile Dapperling
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus
78 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Chanterelle
Cantharellus lateritius
75 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
75 observations · iNaturalist
Lynx Paw Oyster
Pleurotus levis
75 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
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