Phlyctibasidium polyporoideum
Family unknown · Updated October 2026
142US records
21states
Augbusiest month
142 US records since 1881 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 4, 2024 (about 2 years ago) near Norris, Anderson County, TN, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, Tennessee and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Yancey County, NC (25) · latest Aug 23, 1950
- Sevier County, TN (13) · latest Sep 30, 2015
- Blount County, TN (7) · latest Aug 4, 1963
- Knox County, TN (6) · latest Sep 4, 1950
- Watauga County, NC (6) · latest Sep 7, 1901
- Cook County, IL (5) · latest Apr 10, 1941
- Swain County, NC (4) · latest Oct 6, 2010
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Aug 28, 1938
- Edmonson County, KY (4) · latest Jul 6, 1897
- Alachua County, FL (3) · latest Jul 22, 1972
More on this species from GBIF.
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