Elder Whitewash
Lyomyces sambuci · Family Corticiaceae · Updated October 2026
175US records
31states
Julbusiest month
175 US records since 1882 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 19, 2024 (about 2 years ago) in Townsend Park, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Oregon, New York and California, and the busiest months are Jul, Jun 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: Jul, Jun, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Lane County, OR (22) · latest Jul 6, 1958
- Rooks County, KS (11) · latest Jun 14, 1923
- Josephine County, OR (10) · latest Jul 20, 1958
- Coos County, OR (9) · latest Jun 27, 1958
- Humboldt County, CA (8) · latest 1947-01
- Tompkins County, NY (8) · latest Nov 26, 1937
- Kitsap County, WA (6) · latest Jul 28, 1909
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (6) · latest Jul 8, 2005
- Jackson County, OR (5) · latest Jul 17, 1958
- Union County, IL (5) · latest Oct 14, 1973
More on this species from GBIF.
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