Fungi of Tennessee
The fungi most often spotted in Tennessee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in Tennessee
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
2,974 observations · iNaturalist
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
1,964 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,917 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,596 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
1,445 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
1,408 observations · iNaturalist
stalked puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
1,406 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
1,231 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,202 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,080 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
935 observations · iNaturalist
indigo milk cap
Lactarius indigo
915 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
911 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
867 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
827 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
809 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
808 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
782 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
773 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
750 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
725 observations · iNaturalist
Red Chanterelle
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
708 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
675 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
672 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
626 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
611 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
606 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate-stalked bolete
Retiboletus ornatipes
600 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
593 observations · iNaturalist
Bushy beard lichen
Usnea strigosa
588 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
587 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
576 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
567 observations · iNaturalist
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
538 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
524 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Calostoma
Calostoma lutescens
523 observations · iNaturalist
snow fungus
Tremella fuciformis
509 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
493 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
483 observations · iNaturalist
jellied false coral fungus
Sebacina schweinitzii
464 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
456 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
455 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
447 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
445 observations · iNaturalist
oak bracket
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
435 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
396 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
392 observations · iNaturalist
fluted bird's nest fungus
Cyathus striatus
391 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
362 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
355 observations · iNaturalist