Fungi of Tennessee
The fungi most often spotted in Tennessee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
43,449
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 43,449 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the turkey-tail, with 3,230 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Tennessee
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
3,230 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
2,081 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,976 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,697 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
1,600 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,571 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,486 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
1,396 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,262 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
1,141 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,084 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
1,073 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,017 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
953 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
903 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
900 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
864 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
821 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
806 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
798 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
794 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
761 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
753 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
751 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
731 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
661 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
634 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
630 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
629 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
613 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
612 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
609 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
595 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
573 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
550 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
544 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
542 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
539 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
487 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
484 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
480 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
468 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
467 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
450 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
448 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
415 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
407 observations · iNaturalist
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
402 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
386 observations · iNaturalist
golden reishi
Ganoderma curtisii
375 observations · iNaturalist
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