Cyanosporus livens
Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
71US records
22states
Sepbusiest month
71 US records since 1982 (49 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 27, 2026 (about 4 weeks ago) near Ligonier, Westmoreland County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Massachusetts, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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: Sep, Oct, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Worcester County, MA (8) · latest Sep 15, 2013
- Wise County, VA (4) · latest Dec 10, 2023
- Essex County, NY (3) · latest Sep 23, 2013
- Buncombe County, NC (3) · latest Sep 24, 2015
- Butler County, PA (3) · latest Oct 30, 2022
- Norton city, VA (3) · latest Sep 19, 2025
- Monroe County, PA (2) · latest Sep 23, 2018
- Johnson County, IN (2) · latest Oct 23, 2018
- Allegheny County, PA (2) · latest Sep 21, 2024
- Elkhart County, IN (2) · latest Oct 19, 2022
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