Western Chicken-Of-The-Woods
Laetiporus gilbertsonii · Family Laetiporaceae · Updated October 2026
849US records
12states
Octbusiest month
849 US records since 1995 (800 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Descanso, San Diego County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Florida and Arizona, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep 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: Oct, Sep, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- San Francisco County, CA (87) · latest Sep 23, 2026
- Alameda County, CA (75) · latest Sep 26, 2026
- San Diego County, CA (70) · latest Oct 3, 2026
- Los Angeles County, CA (68) · latest Sep 26, 2026
- Contra Costa County, CA (50) · latest Sep 5, 2026
- Santa Clara County, CA (44) · latest Sep 23, 2026
- Shasta County, CA (43) · latest Sep 21, 2026
- Marin County, CA (41) · latest Sep 10, 2026
- Sonoma County, CA (41) · latest Jun 25, 2026
- San Luis Obispo County, CA (29) · latest Oct 1, 2026
More on this species from GBIF.
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