Fungi of West Virginia
The fungi most often spotted in West Virginia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed fungi in West Virginia
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
3,970 observations · iNaturalist
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
3,810 observations · iNaturalist
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
2,673 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus illudens
1,926 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
1,716 observations · iNaturalist
common greenshield lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
1,679 observations · iNaturalist
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
1,607 observations · iNaturalist
orange mycena
Mycena leana
1,556 observations · iNaturalist
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
1,530 observations · iNaturalist
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
1,460 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
1,345 observations · iNaturalist
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
1,274 observations · iNaturalist
violet-toothed polypore
Trichaptum biforme
1,221 observations · iNaturalist
Cracked Cap Polypore
Fulvifomes robiniae
1,120 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
1,040 observations · iNaturalist
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
1,036 observations · iNaturalist
Lumpy Bracket
Trametes gibbosa
1,001 observations · iNaturalist
False Caesar's Mushroom
Amanita parcivolvata
993 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
929 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom
Megacollybia rodmanii
917 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
854 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
836 observations · iNaturalist
Resinous Polypore
Ischnoderma resinosum
835 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cinnabar Polypore
Trametes cinnabarina
822 observations · iNaturalist
Mayapple Rust
Allodus podophylli
806 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
778 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
743 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
737 observations · iNaturalist
Asian Beauty
Radulomyces copelandii
737 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
721 observations · iNaturalist
American yellow morel
Morchella americana
718 observations · iNaturalist
dead man's fingers
Xylaria polymorpha
687 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
681 observations · iNaturalist
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
681 observations · iNaturalist
Coral-pink Merulius
Phlebia incarnata
677 observations · iNaturalist
Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
673 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
666 observations · iNaturalist
common earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
652 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
643 observations · iNaturalist
ceramic parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
643 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
641 observations · iNaturalist
Bay Polypore
Picipes badius
638 observations · iNaturalist
Aborted entoloma
Entoloma abortivum
626 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
607 observations · iNaturalist
devil's dipstick
Mutinus elegans
594 observations · iNaturalist
hairy rubber cup
Galiella rufa
593 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
583 observations · iNaturalist
hen of the woods
Grifola frondosa
568 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
563 observations · iNaturalist
hexagonal-pored polypore
Neofavolus alveolaris
527 observations · iNaturalist