Daedalea ambigua
Family Fomitopsidaceae · Updated October 2026
246US records
20states
Octbusiest month
246 US records since 1881 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 29, 2006 (about 20 years ago) near Carrboro, Orange County, NC, a preserved specimen in Duke University Herbarium Fungal Collection. Most US records come from Florida, Ohio and Louisiana, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Aug. (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: Oct, Sep, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Hamilton County, OH (36) · latest Nov 15, 1964
- Alachua County, FL (10) · latest Jun 14, 1982
- Perry County, MO (9) · latest Feb 27, 1905
- Fulton County, IL (6) · latest Sep 20, 1907
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (6) · latest Sep 12, 1957
- Knox County, TN (6) · latest Nov 16, 1934
- Hernando County, FL (5) · latest Apr 1, 1938
- Brevard County, FL (4) · latest Jul 25, 1925
- Wabash County, IL (4) · latest Oct 6, 1887
- Cross County, AR (4) · latest Aug 1, 1905
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