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Common inedible mushrooms in the United States

Ranked by yearly interest

The 10 most common inedible fungi in the United States are Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor), Split gill (Schizophyllum commune), Flavoparmelia caperata, Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Tongues of fire (Phomopsis juniperovora), Hairy curtain crust (Stereum hirsutum), Lycogala epidendrum, Fuligo septica, Glistening inkcap (Coprinellus micaceus), Birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina).
1

Turkey tail

Trametes versicolor

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

Split gill

Schizophyllum commune

Photo: Bernard Spragg (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
3

Flavoparmelia caperata

Photo: Duarte Frade (CC BY 4.0)
4

Fly agaric

Amanita muscaria

Photo: Bernard Spragg (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
5

Tongues of fire

Phomopsis juniperovora

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam (CC BY 4.0)
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6

Hairy curtain crust

Stereum hirsutum

Photo: Giedrius Markevičius (CC BY 4.0)
7

Lycogala epidendrum

Photo: Dariusz Woźniak (CC BY-SA 3.0)
8

Fuligo septica

Photo: Norbert Nagel (CC BY-SA 3.0)
9

Glistening inkcap

Coprinellus micaceus

Photo: Holger Krisp (CC BY 3.0)
10

Birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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