Alder Scalycap
Pholiota alnicola · Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
65US records
16states
Octbusiest month
65 US records since 1901 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 8, 2017 (about 9 years ago) near Grand View, Bayfield County, WI, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New York, Michigan and Virginia, 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
- Cortland County, NY (18) · latest Oct 7, 1993
- Chippewa County, MI (7) · latest Sep 11, 1949
- Tompkins County, NY (5) · latest Oct 9, 1993
- Suffolk County, MA (4) · latest Sep 20, 1902
- Greene County, NY (3) · latest Sep 30, 1993
- Newport County, RI (2) · latest Oct 10, 1964
- Grayson County, VA (2) · latest Oct 11, 1993
- Giles County, VA (2) · latest Oct 5, 2002
- Randolph County, WV (1) · latest Oct 8, 2011
- Huntingdon County, PA (1) · latest Oct 8, 1933
More on this species from GBIF.
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