Fungi of Rhode Island
The fungi most often spotted in Rhode Island, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Rhode Island
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
353 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
295 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
268 observations · iNaturalist
birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
196 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
193 observations · iNaturalist
Viscid Violet Cort
Cortinarius iodes
176 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
169 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
159 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
151 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
150 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
146 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
142 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
139 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
134 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
115 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
113 observations · iNaturalist
Common Sunburst Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
106 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
103 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
102 observations · iNaturalist
black knot
Apiosporina morbosa
99 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
99 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
98 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
94 observations · iNaturalist
Pink Earth Lichen
Dibaeis baeomyces
91 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
90 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
89 observations · iNaturalist
powdered ruffle lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
88 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
88 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
78 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
77 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
73 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
72 observations · iNaturalist
Fistulina americana
Fistulina americana
70 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
69 observations · iNaturalist
green cheese polypore
Fomitopsis spraguei
69 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Orange Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans
67 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
62 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
60 observations · iNaturalist
Late Oyster
Sarcomyxa serotina
58 observations · iNaturalist
Old-man-of-the-woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
57 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet-footed Tap
Tapinella atrotomentosa
57 observations · iNaturalist
stinky squid
Pseudocolus fusiformis
55 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Moonglow Lichen
Dimelaena oreina
55 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
53 observations · iNaturalist
brown-toothed crust fungus
Hydnoporia olivacea
53 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Beauty
Radulomyces copelandii
51 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
50 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom
Megacollybia rodmanii
50 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
48 observations · iNaturalist