Pholiota carbonaria
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
211US records
28states
Octbusiest month
211 US records since 1896 (53 in the last 10 years)
Last seen May 23, 2026 (about 5 months ago) near Summit Park, Salt Lake County, UT, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Washington, Tennessee and California, and the busiest months are Oct, Jun 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, Jun, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sevier County, TN (38) · latest Apr 16, 2019
- Kittitas County, WA (9) · latest 2016-05
- Boulder County, CO (8) · latest May 25, 2013
- King County, WA (7) · latest Oct 12, 1975
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Oct 14, 1905
- Alachua County, FL (6) · latest Oct 25, 1950
- Santa Clara County, CA (6) · latest Jan 16, 1916
- Snohomish County, WA (6) · latest Jun 21, 1992
- Orange County, NC (6) · latest Nov 8, 1927
- Butte County, CA (3) · latest 1938-09
More on this species from GBIF.
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