Golden Reishi
Ganoderma curtisii · Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
1,345US records
32states
Augbusiest month
1,345 US records since 1878 (857 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Raleigh, Wake County, NC, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Alachua County, FL (66) · latest Sep 7, 2026
- Burlington County, NJ (40) · latest Oct 11, 2025
- Ocean County, NJ (40) · latest Nov 20, 2025
- Seminole County, FL (39) · latest Oct 21, 2025
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (32) · latest Sep 23, 2023
- Fairfax County, VA (29) · latest Sep 29, 2025
- Orange County, FL (23) · latest May 31, 2025
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest Jun 29, 2024
- Prince George's County, MD (22) · latest Jan 28, 2024
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