False Chanterelle
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca · Family Hygrophoropsidaceae · Updated October 2026
1,009US records
37states
Octbusiest month
1,009 US records since 1880 (508 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Flat Top Mountain, Hamilton County, TN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 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
- San Francisco County, CA (60) · latest Dec 18, 2025
- Humboldt County, CA (57) · latest Sep 16, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (37) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- San Mateo County, CA (30) · latest Dec 25, 2025
- Ocean County, NJ (30) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Mendocino County, CA (22) · latest Oct 6, 2021
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Lincoln County, OR (17) · latest Nov 23, 2024
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