Fungi of North Carolina
The fungi most often spotted in North Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in North Carolina
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
6,097 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
4,784 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
2,555 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
2,165 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
2,131 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
2,033 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
1,978 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,943 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
1,903 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
1,818 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
1,810 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,712 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
1,599 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
1,599 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,515 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,480 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
1,466 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,413 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
1,347 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,326 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,300 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
1,299 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
1,229 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
1,220 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
1,146 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
1,131 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
1,093 observations · iNaturalist
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
1,090 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
1,086 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
1,072 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
1,027 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
1,004 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
992 observations · iNaturalist
Jackson's slender Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
987 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
966 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
948 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
942 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
927 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
897 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
888 observations · iNaturalist
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
802 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
800 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
778 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
754 observations · iNaturalist
Lynx Paw Oyster
Pleurotus levis
745 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
703 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
688 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
687 observations · iNaturalist
Honeydew Eater
Scorias spongiosa
680 observations · iNaturalist