Fungi of Yosemite National Park
The fungi most often spotted in Yosemite, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,090
recent observations
50
species listed
50
fungi
Naturalists have logged 2,090 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Yosemite. The most frequently seen is the Veiled Polypore, with 274 recorded sightings.
Most-observed fungi in Yosemite
Veiled Polypore
Cryptoporus volvatus
274 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Sawgill
Neolentinus ponderosus
237 observations · iNaturalist
wolf lichen
Letharia vulpina
204 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Orange Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans
173 observations · iNaturalist
Conifer Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus conifericola
142 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
129 observations · iNaturalist
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
75 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen
Letharia columbiana
75 observations · iNaturalist
Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
64 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Orange Peel Fungus
Caloscypha fulgens
61 observations · iNaturalist
Emery Rocktripe Lichen
Umbilicaria phaea
49 observations · iNaturalist
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
43 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Red Belt
Fomitopsis mounceae
32 observations · iNaturalist
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
29 observations · iNaturalist
Sculpted Puffball
Calvatia sculpta
26 observations · iNaturalist
Incense Cedar Conk
Tyromyces amarus
25 observations · iNaturalist
Spongiporus leucospongia
Spongiporus leucospongia
21 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Pholiota
Pholiota aurivella
20 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
19 observations · iNaturalist
alpine jelly cone
Guepiniopsis alpina
19 observations · iNaturalist
Sunshine Amanita
Amanita aprica
19 observations · iNaturalist
Pseudorhizina californica
Pseudorhizina californica
19 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen
Vulpicida canadensis
18 observations · iNaturalist
Natural Black Morel
Morchella snyderi
18 observations · iNaturalist
hairy curtain crust
Stereum hirsutum
16 observations · iNaturalist
Short-stalked Suillus
Suillus brevipes
16 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-staining Slippery Jack
Suillus tomentosus
16 observations · iNaturalist
Galeropsis polytrichoides
Galeropsis polytrichoides
16 observations · iNaturalist
Phaeolus hispidoides
Phaeolus hispidoides
16 observations · iNaturalist
Spring King Bolete
Boletus rex-veris
15 observations · iNaturalist
Mustard Flower Rust
Puccinia monoica
14 observations · iNaturalist
lion's-mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Oakmoss
Evernia prunastri
13 observations · iNaturalist
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
12 observations · iNaturalist
Stalked Bonfire Cup
Geopyxis carbonaria
12 observations · iNaturalist
golden ear
Naematelia aurantia
12 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Sponge Polypore
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Coccora
Amanita vernicoccora
11 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Felt Pine Blight
Neopeckia coulteri
11 observations · iNaturalist
Pinewood Gingertail
Xeromphalina campanella
10 observations · iNaturalist
Sculptured Puffball
Calbovista subsculpta
10 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lorchel
Maublancomyces montanus
10 observations · iNaturalist
West Coast Reishi
Ganoderma oregonense
9 observations · iNaturalist
Mulch Maids
Leratiomyces percevalii
9 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gall Rust
Cronartium harknessii
9 observations · iNaturalist
Floccularia albolanaripes
Floccularia albolanaripes
8 observations · iNaturalist
yellow map lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum
8 observations · iNaturalist
Gilled Polypore
Trametes betulina
8 observations · iNaturalist
western jack-o'-lantern
Omphalotus olivascens
7 observations · iNaturalist
gold cobblestone lichen
Pleopsidium flavum
7 observations · iNaturalist
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