Corticium lacteum
Family Corticiaceae · Updated October 2026
56US records
18states
Novbusiest month
56 US records since 1880 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 6, 1963 (about 63 years ago) near Apopka, Orange County, FL, a preserved specimen in Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Most US records come from New York, Ohio and Michigan, and the busiest months are Nov, Aug 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: Nov, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Hamilton County, OH (7) · latest Feb 19, 1930
- Tompkins County, NY (4) · latest 1902-08
- Allegan County, MI (4) · latest Nov 22, 1913
- Seminole County, FL (3) · latest Dec 20, 1962
- Gloucester County, NJ (3) · latest Mar 12, 1898
- Washtenaw County, MI (3) · latest 1913-11
- Albany County, NY (3) · latest Oct 23, 1915
- Worcester County, MA (2) · latest 1925-11
- Missoula County, MT (2) · latest 1917-09
- Bonner County, ID (2) · latest Sep 18, 1919
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