Fungi of Yellowstone National Park
The fungi most often spotted in Yellowstone, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
501
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 501 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Yellowstone. The most frequently seen is the wolf lichen, with 186 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Yellowstone
wolf lichen
Letharia vulpina
186 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen
Letharia columbiana
43 observations · iNaturalist
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
24 observations · iNaturalist
Mustard Flower Rust
Puccinia monoica
23 observations · iNaturalist
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
23 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
17 observations · iNaturalist
Conifer Mazegill
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
16 observations · iNaturalist
Veiled Polypore
Cryptoporus volvatus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-staining Slippery Jack
Suillus tomentosus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gall Rust
Cronartium harknessii
9 observations · iNaturalist
False Morel
Gyromitra esculenta
8 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sponge Polypore
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
8 observations · iNaturalist
aspen bolete
Leccinum insigne
7 observations · iNaturalist
Green Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia arbuscula
7 observations · iNaturalist
alpine jelly cone
Guepiniopsis alpina
6 observations · iNaturalist
common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
5 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Moonglow Lichen
Dimelaena oreina
5 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lorchel
Maublancomyces montanus
5 observations · iNaturalist
shingled hedgehog
Sarcodon imbricatus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Trumpet Lichen
Cladonia fimbriata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Natural Black Morel
Morchella snyderi
4 observations · iNaturalist
Sunshine Amanita
Amanita aprica
4 observations · iNaturalist
Dung Roundhead
Protostropharia semiglobata
4 observations · iNaturalist
spruce witch's broom rust
Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli
3 observations · iNaturalist
Western Painted Suillus
Suillus lakei
3 observations · iNaturalist
Blistered Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria hyperborea
3 observations · iNaturalist
Sculptured Puffball
Calbovista subsculpta
3 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Orange Peel Fungus
Caloscypha fulgens
3 observations · iNaturalist
field dog lichen
Peltigera rufescens
3 observations · iNaturalist
fan pelt lichen
Peltigera venosa
3 observations · iNaturalist
Snowy Inkcap
Coprinopsis nivea
3 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Firedot Lichen
Xanthomendoza trachyphylla
3 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pinecone Amanita
Amanita magniverrucata
2 observations · iNaturalist
Short-stalked Suillus
Suillus brevipes
2 observations · iNaturalist
Sarcosphaera
Sarcosphaera
2 observations · iNaturalist
Western Giant Puffball
Calvatia booniana
2 observations · iNaturalist
fairy ring marasmius
Marasmius oreades
2 observations · iNaturalist
freckled pelt lichen
Peltigera aphthosa
2 observations · iNaturalist
Cedar-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
2 observations · iNaturalist
Conifer roundhead
Stropharia hornemannii
2 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Rock Posy
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
2 observations · iNaturalist
Frosted Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria americana
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pig's Ears
Discina perlata
2 observations · iNaturalist
white pine blister rust
Cronartium ribicola
2 observations · iNaturalist
veinless pelt lichen
Peltigera malacea
2 observations · iNaturalist
Butterfly Scale Lichen
Psora nipponica
2 observations · iNaturalist
Deconica merdaria
Deconica merdaria
2 observations · iNaturalist
Letharia lupina
Letharia lupina
2 observations · iNaturalist
orange peel fungus
Aleuria aurantia
1 observation · iNaturalist
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