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Lyomyces crustosus

Lyomyces crustosus (Lyomyces crustosus), photo
Photo: Bohan Jia, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Corticiaceae · Updated October 2026
308US records
27states
Octbusiest month
308 US records since 1888 (71 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Apr 3, 2023 (about 4 years ago) near Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, and the busiest months are Oct, Jul and Aug. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan2Feb2Mar4Apr5May20Jun22Jul52Aug52Sep43Oct62Nov8Dec4

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Jul, Aug.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey197Apr 3, 2023
Pennsylvania192019
Washington16Dec 11, 2022
New York11Sep 7, 1974
Colorado82013
California71948-03
Oregon6Jul 20, 1958
Idaho61921-03
West Virginia51893-12
Connecticut42012
South Carolina4–
North Carolina3Aug 20, 1933

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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