Fungi of North Carolina
The fungi most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
74,791
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 74,791 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in North Carolina. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 6,279 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in North Carolina
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
6,279 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
4,816 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
2,591 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
2,328 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
2,210 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
2,209 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
2,086 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
2,078 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
1,983 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,962 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
1,829 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,764 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
1,717 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
1,635 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,576 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,536 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
1,475 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
1,471 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,417 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,358 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,343 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
1,341 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
1,313 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
1,229 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
1,222 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
1,216 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
1,204 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
1,204 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
1,172 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
1,158 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
1,100 observations · iNaturalist
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
1,100 observations · iNaturalist
Jackson's slender Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
1,054 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
1,036 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
1,029 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
1,016 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
1,010 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
967 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
949 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
927 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
900 observations · iNaturalist
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
840 observations · iNaturalist
Lynx Paw Oyster
Pleurotus levis
836 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
820 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
798 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
761 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
748 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
747 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
724 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
707 observations · iNaturalist
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