Melanoporia nigra
Family Nigrofomitaceae · Updated October 2026
46US records
17states
Octbusiest month
46 US records since 1852 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 4, 2008 (about 18 years ago) near Chesterbrook, Chester County, PA, a preserved specimen in Fungarium, Oslo (O) UiO. Most US records come from North Carolina, Ohio and Florida, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov 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, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (10) · latest Oct 13, 1945
- Hamilton County, OH (5) · latest Oct 1, 1935
- Fayette County, WV (4) · latest 1890
- Aiken County, SC (3) · latest 1852
- Polk County, WI (2) · latest Nov 1, 1897
- Levy County, FL (2) · latest Aug 11, 1950
- Clermont County, OH (2) · latest Feb 29, 1936
- Johnson County, AR (1) · latest Sep 11, 1912
- Chester County, PA (1) · latest Oct 4, 2008
- Miami-Dade County, FL (1) · latest Jul 11, 2007
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