Fungi of South Carolina
The fungi most often spotted in South Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in South Carolina
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
1,949 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
1,687 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
1,202 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
1,095 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
1,042 observations · iNaturalist
column stinkhorn
Clathrus columnatus
739 observations · iNaturalist
Green-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
703 observations · iNaturalist
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
679 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
596 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
560 observations · iNaturalist
Ganoderma sessile
Ganoderma sessile
531 observations · iNaturalist
Latte Bracket
Trametes lactinea
525 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
522 observations · iNaturalist
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
515 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
442 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
422 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
401 observations · iNaturalist
Sweetleaf Gall
Exobasidium symploci
378 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
372 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
367 observations · iNaturalist
Mustard Yellow Polypore
Fuscoporia gilva
353 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
328 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
325 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
325 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
314 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
306 observations · iNaturalist
anemone stinkhorn fungus
Aseroe rubra
291 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
287 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
286 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
281 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
261 observations · iNaturalist
Jackson's slender Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
255 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
246 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
243 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
241 observations · iNaturalist
Fragile Dapperling
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus
234 observations · iNaturalist
Purple-spored Puffball
Calvatia cyathiformis
233 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
233 observations · iNaturalist
Trooping Crumble Cap
Coprinellus disseminatus
227 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
225 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
223 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
214 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
207 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
206 observations · iNaturalist
Lynx Paw Oyster
Pleurotus levis
200 observations · iNaturalist
Many-rooted Earthball
Scleroderma polyrhizum
197 observations · iNaturalist
pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
193 observations · iNaturalist
little nest polypore
Trametes conchifer
191 observations · iNaturalist
Hairy Oyster Mushroom
Panus lecomtei
190 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
185 observations · iNaturalist