Fomes meliae
Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
48US records
10states
Augbusiest month
48 US records since 1888 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 15, 2013 (about 13 years ago) near Austin, Travis County, TX, a preserved specimen in Aphyllophorales externi. Most US records come from Florida, Alabama and Arkansas, and the busiest months are Aug, Dec and May. (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, Dec, May.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Lee County, AL (9) · latest 1919-01
- Brevard County, FL (5) · latest Dec 18, 1926
- Marion County, FL (4) · latest Aug 8, 1950
- Henderson County, TN (3) · latest May 5, 1936
- Okaloosa County, FL (3) · latest Aug 8, 1950
- Franklin County, AR (3) · latest Nov 16, 1915
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Aug 15, 1938
- Orleans Parish, LA (2) · latest May 25, 1995
- Autauga County, AL (1)
- Lake County, FL (1) · latest Dec 28, 1901
More on this species from GBIF.
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