Soft Bracket
Leptoporus mollis · Family Irpicaceae · Updated October 2026
55US records
12states
Octbusiest month
55 US records since 1911 (30 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 4, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) in Shasta National Forest, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Arizona and Oregon, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug 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: Oct, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sonoma County, CA (11) · latest Feb 15, 2026
- Cochise County, AZ (4) · latest Aug 30, 2019
- Lane County, OR (4) · latest Oct 1, 2022
- Bonner County, ID (3) · latest Sep 15, 1922
- San Juan County, WA (3) · latest Oct 13, 2023
- Pima County, AZ (2) · latest Aug 30, 1969
- Douglas County, OR (2) · latest Oct 26, 2023
- Mason County, WA (2) · latest Sep 30, 2021
- Graham County, AZ (1) · latest Aug 21, 1974
- Jefferson County, WA (1) · latest Nov 30, 2024
More on this species from GBIF.
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