Ceriporia purpurea
Family Irpicaceae · Updated October 2026
68US records
24states
Augbusiest month
68 US records since 1878 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Mar 11, 2024 (about 3 years ago) in Cunningham Park, NY, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, California and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Aug, Jun and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jun, Sep.
Top counties
- Warren County, NY (6) · latest Aug 24, 1942
- Santa Clara County, CA (4) · latest Jun 25, 1921
- New Castle County, DE (3) · latest Jul 24, 1893
- Hamilton County, OH (3) · latest Mar 20, 1937
- Union County, IL (3) · latest Oct 14, 1973
- Chester County, PA (3)
- Whitman County, WA (2) · latest Jun 25, 1948
- Gloucester County, NJ (2) · latest Dec 26, 1881
- Mercer County, NJ (2)
- Benton County, OR (2) · latest Mar 7, 1920
More on this species from GBIF.
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