Bitter Oysterling
Panellus stipticus · Family Mycenaceae · Updated October 2026
2,472US records
42states
Octbusiest month
2,472 US records since 1876 (1,390 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 4, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Sandy Springs, Cobb County, GA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Aug. (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, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Wayne County, OH (96) · latest Apr 25, 2026
- Fairfax County, VA (55) · latest Dec 3, 2025
- Tompkins County, NY (46) · latest Sep 17, 2025
- Sussex County, NJ (41) · latest Nov 26, 2025
- Montgomery County, MD (41) · latest Sep 20, 2026
- Allegheny County, PA (40) · latest Aug 15, 2026
- Chittenden County, VT (40) · latest Aug 9, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (38) · latest Sep 25, 2025
- Middlesex County, MA (34) · latest Mar 9, 2025
- Mercer County, NJ (32) · latest Feb 28, 2024
More on this species from GBIF.
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