Pholiota lenta
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
65US records
16states
Octbusiest month
65 US records since 1902 (23 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 26, 2025 (about 11 months ago) in Allegheny National Forest, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Pennsylvania and Arizona, 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
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Oct 10, 1920
- Hamilton County, NY (4) · latest Aug 26, 1902
- Apache County, AZ (3) · latest Sep 6, 2025
- Cheboygan County, MI (3) · latest Oct 13, 1953
- Tompkins County, NY (3) · latest Oct 9, 1993
- Swain County, NC (3) · latest Jul 29, 1950
- Coconino County, AZ (3) · latest Oct 26, 2025
- Allegheny County, PA (2) · latest Sep 16, 2024
- Franklin County, MA (2) · latest Nov 10, 2018
- Sevier County, TN (2) · latest Sep 7, 1941
More on this species from GBIF.
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