Phlebiopsis gigantea
Family Phanerochaetaceae · Updated October 2026
245US records
32states
Octbusiest month
245 US records since 1869 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 26, 2019 (about 7 years ago) near Rocky Point, Suffolk County, NY, a preserved specimen in The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Most US records come from Idaho, North Carolina and Maryland, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Nov. (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, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Bonner County, ID (37) · latest Aug 14, 1939
- Montgomery County, MD (19) · latest 1903-02
- Buncombe County, NC (15) · latest Sep 8, 1932
- Bossier Parish, LA (14) · latest Oct 13, 1913
- Gloucester County, NJ (12) · latest Aug 21, 1996
- Humboldt County, CA (10) · latest 1947-01
- Alameda County, CA (8) · latest Mar 2, 1935
- Aiken County, SC (6)
- Whatcom County, WA (5) · latest 1913-08
- Idaho County, ID (5) · latest Jun 10, 2006
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