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Common mushrooms in the United States

Ranked by yearly interest

The 10 most common fungi in the United States are Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor), Dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus), Split gill (Schizophyllum commune), Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), Flavoparmelia caperata, Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus), Stump puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme), Tongues of fire (Phomopsis juniperovora), Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
1

Trametes versicolor

Turkey tail

Photo: Hans-Martin Scheibner (CC BY-SA 3.0)
2

Polyporus squamosus

Dryad's saddle

Photo: Andrew Butko (CC BY-SA 3.0)
3

Schizophyllum commune

Split gill

Photo: Bernard Spragg (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
4

Laetiporus sulphureus

Chicken of the woods

Photo: John (CC BY 4.0)
5

Flavoparmelia caperata

Photo: Duarte Frade (CC BY 4.0)
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6

Amanita muscaria

Fly agaric

Photo: Bernard Spragg (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
7

Coprinus comatus

Shaggy ink cap

Photo: Holger Krisp (CC BY 3.0)
8

Apioperdon pyriforme

Stump puffball

Photo: Nina Filippova (CC BY 4.0)
9

Phomopsis juniperovora

Tongues of fire

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam (CC BY 4.0)
10

Pleurotus ostreatus

Oyster mushroom

Photo: Martin Cooper (CC BY 2.0)

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