Fungi of Rhode Island
The fungi most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
5,988
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 5,988 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 395 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Rhode Island
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
395 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
363 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
302 observations · iNaturalist
Viscid Violet Cort
Cortinarius iodes
212 observations · iNaturalist
birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
207 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
195 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
189 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
188 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
173 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
165 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
164 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
161 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
161 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
145 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
139 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
124 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
114 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
114 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
109 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
108 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
101 observations · iNaturalist
black knot
Apiosporina morbosa
100 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
97 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
94 observations · iNaturalist
powdered ruffle lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
94 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
94 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
94 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
92 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
87 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
85 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
82 observations · iNaturalist
green cheese polypore
Fomitopsis spraguei
82 observations · iNaturalist
Fistulina americana
Fistulina americana
77 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet-footed Tap
Tapinella atrotomentosa
72 observations · iNaturalist
Old-man-of-the-woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
71 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
69 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Orange Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans
68 observations · iNaturalist
stinky squid
Pseudocolus fusiformis
67 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
66 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
63 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
62 observations · iNaturalist
Late Oyster
Sarcomyxa serotina
58 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Moonglow Lichen
Dimelaena oreina
58 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom
Megacollybia rodmanii
56 observations · iNaturalist
Frost's Bolete
Exsudoporus frostii
56 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
56 observations · iNaturalist
brown-toothed crust fungus
Hydnoporia olivacea
55 observations · iNaturalist
common earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
54 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Beauty
Radulomyces copelandii
54 observations · iNaturalist
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