An index of the various fungi images at Wild Florida Photo

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This large mushroom was growing in the woods near the trail on the lower portion of Jackrabbit Mountain in the Nantahala National Forest.
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Jackrabbit Mountain  NC
 

Goldstalk mushrooms are found in eastern North America from Quebec to Florida, under oaks and other hardwoods.
They are also called orn ... more

Nantahala National Forest  NC
 

The mushrooms shown on this page appear to be various species of oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus.
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These photos show one of the species of Xylaria, many of which are commonly known as dead man's fingers.
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These fungi growing on a tree trunk appear to be a species of Trichaptum.

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The bracket fungi on this page appear to be members of the genus Ganoderma containing species known as Artist's Brackets, Reishi, and All ... more

  
 

Mushrooms of the genus Laccaria are often purple or various shades of brown and have gills attached to, but not extending down the stem. For mo ... more

  
 

This is one of the oyster mushrooms. It is likely Pleurotus levis, but could also be the very similar Pleurotus dryinus (veiled oy ... more

  
 

These mushrooms were seen in the clearing around the Fairchild Oak in Bulow Creek State Park.

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Bulow Creek State Park  FL
 

Found throughout Florida, Parasola plicatilis is most prevalent throughout the eastern United States and along the west coast. Also range ... more

  
 

This tiny cup fungi is less than 1cm (~3/8 in.) in diameter and is widely distributed throughout North America.
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Lake Helen  FL
 

These fungi are commonly called jelly ear, and also sometimes wood ear. There are numerous similar fungi, however I believe these are probably ... more

  
 

Also called pheasant back mushroom or pheasant's-back polypore, Dryad's saddle is a bracket fungi that grows on both deadwood and live trees, mo ... more

  
 

These bracket fungi were photographed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They appear to be in the subgenus Ganoderma of the G ... more

  
 

Cedar-apple rust is a fungal disease that requires two different hosts - first a cedar and second a member of the rose family - to complete the ... more

  
 

This is one of the many bracket fungi - also known as shelf fungi.
The top surface of the conk - or fruiting body - had a light-colored ... more

Bulow Creek State Park  FL
 

This is an assortment of fungi that was photographed at Little Talbot Island State Park in February 2021.
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Little Talbot Island State Park  FL
 

This clump of brown mushrooms appear to be past their prime. They were in an area with numerous magnolia fruit on the ground, and some of those ... more

Bulow Creek State Park  FL
 

This cluster of small light brown mushrooms was seen in Bulow Creek State Park along the trail to the Boardman Pond overlook.

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Bulow Creek State Park  FL
 

The fungi Mutinus elegans is also known as the Devil's Dipstick and Demon FIngers.



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A strikingly blue mushroom fruiting body emerged from the leaf litter in the woods of Wakulla State Forest.
Lactarius indigo fungi is f ... more

Wakulla State Forest  FL
 

This mushroom, also called Stump Blossoms, is found in hardwood forests of eastern North America, often near the bases of oaks. These photograp ... more

May Prairie State Natural Area  TN
 

This distinctive fungus is found throughout much of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. I have seen what I believe was the same species ... more

Taylor Hollow State Natural Area  TN
 

The turkey tail is one of the bracket fungi, also called shelf fungi.
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Various bracket fungi not identified to species.
Bracket fungi are also frequently called shelf fungi and are in the Polypores order of ... more

  
 

A selection of photos showing various white mushrooms that I have yet to confidently identify.

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Orange Jelly - Dacrymyces chrysospermus - is also known as Orange Witch's Butter, but not to be confused with Witch's Butter, Tremella ... more

Wakulla State Forest  FL
 

This stinkhorn is probably Phallus ravenelii, and is found in eastern North America. The genus name referring to the shape of the mature ... more

Ormond Beach, FL  FL
 

These orange mushrooms grow in clusters on dead wood, either exposed or in the ground, appearing mostly in the fall in wooded areas. The gills ... more

Spruce Creek Preserve  FL
 

Jester lichen - Cladonia leporina - in Ocala National Forest. This is just one of the several species of Cladonia that is commonly ... more

Ocala National Forest  FL
 

This lichen was spotted on a tree trunk along the Florida Trail in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, not far from Shepherd Spring.
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St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge  FL
 

Sometimes fungi grow underground in a circular shape and after a rain, the fruiting bodies, - commonly known as mushrooms - appear around the ed ... more

Holly Hill  FL
 

This lichen usually grows attached to the branches of trees and shrubs, often on oaks and pines. These images are possibly Usnea strigosa ... more

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park  FL
 

A tight cluster of small mushrooms seen along the Florida Trail. This was along a section of the trail passing through the Holton Creek Wildlif ... more

Florida Trail  FL
 

These mushrooms have a center that resembles a puffball, surrounded by rays that clasp and surround the spore sac in dry weather, then open in r ... more

Lyonia Preserve  FL
 

Also called deer moss, there are at least six species of Cladina found in Florida. These lichens are light gray and grow in round form ... more

Dunns Creek State Park  FL
 

A putrid aroma is usually noticed before this mushroom is seen.
Most commonly ranging through the southeastern Gulf coastal states, Co ... more

Little Talbot Island State Park  FL