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Fungi

2,049 species

Turkeytail

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
9,862
Scientific name
Trametes versicolor

Candlesnuff Fungus

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
7,940
Scientific name
Xylaria hypoxylon

Jelly Ear

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
7,281
Scientific name
Auricularia auricula-judae

Sulphur Tuft

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
6,926
Scientific name
Hypholoma fasciculare

Snowy Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
6,720
Scientific name
Cuphophyllus virgineus

Sycamore Tarspot

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,798
Scientific name
Rhytisma acerinum

Parrot Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,759
Scientific name
Gliophorus psittacinus

Meadow Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,675
Scientific name
Cuphophyllus pratensis

Fly Agaric

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,077
Scientific name
Amanita muscaria

Blackening Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,612
Scientific name
Hygrocybe conica

Deceiver

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,609
Scientific name
Laccaria laccata

King Alfred's Cakes

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,250
Scientific name
Daldinia concentrica

Scarlet Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,247
Scientific name
Hygrocybe coccinea

Blusher

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,111
Scientific name
Amanita rubescens

Blushing Bracket

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
4,031
Scientific name
Daedaleopsis confragosa

Golden Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,833
Scientific name
Hygrocybe chlorophana

Clouded Funnel

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,371
Scientific name
Clitocybe nebularis

Amethyst Deceiver

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,326
Scientific name
Laccaria amethystina

Violet Bramble Rust

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,295
Scientific name
Phragmidium violaceum

Glistening Inkcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,198
Scientific name
Coprinellus micaceus

Common Earthball

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,101
Scientific name
Scleroderma citrinum

Brown Rollrim

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
3,065
Scientific name
Paxillus involutus

Elf Ears lichen

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
2,899
Scientific name
Normandina pulchella

Common Bonnet

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,884
Scientific name
Mycena galericulata

Butter Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,860
Scientific name
Hygrocybe ceracea

Butter Cap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,853
Scientific name
Rhodocollybia butyracea

Common Puffball

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,795
Scientific name
Lycoperdon perlatum

Shaggy Inkcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,784
Scientific name
Coprinus comatus

Coral Spot

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,695
Scientific name
Nectria cinnabarina

Deer Shield

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,660
Scientific name
Pluteus cervinus

Smoky Bracket

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,655
Scientific name
Bjerkandera adusta

Crimson Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,601
Scientific name
Hygrocybe punicea

Wart lichen

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,571
Scientific name
Verrucaria macrostoma

Yellow Club

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,502
Scientific name
Clavulinopsis helvola

Honey Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,491
Scientific name
Hygrocybe reidii

Dryad's Saddle

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,479
Scientific name
Cerioporus squamosus

Yellow Fieldcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,438
Scientific name
Bolbitius titubans

Chicken of The Woods

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,434
Scientific name
Laetiporus sulphureus

Yellow Stagshorn

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,416
Scientific name
Calocera viscosa

Spangle Waxcap

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,408
Scientific name
Hygrocybe insipida

Honey Fungus

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,374
Scientific name
Armillaria mellea