Mauve Waxpore
Ceriporia tarda · Family Irpicaceae · Updated October 2026
102US records
21states
Augbusiest month
102 US records since 1878 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Apr 9, 2022 (about 5 years ago) near Manhattan, Riley County, KS, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Nov. (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, Sep, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (9) · latest Sep 28, 1985
- Barry County, MI (7) · latest 1962-06
- Centre County, PA (6) · latest Aug 19, 1938
- Dane County, WI (6) · latest 1910-08
- Gloucester County, NJ (4) · latest 1888-12
- Oswego County, NY (4) · latest Sep 26, 1944
- Clearwater County, MN (3) · latest Sep 16, 1977
- Clarion County, PA (3) · latest Aug 5, 2011
- District of Columbia, DC (3) · latest Nov 12, 1922
- Hamilton County, OH (3) · latest Aug 17, 1920
More on this species from GBIF.
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