Pholiota polychroa
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
222US records
27states
Augbusiest month
222 US records since 1899 (84 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Chicago, Cook County, IL, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (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, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (31) · latest Oct 3, 2026
- Knox County, TN (13) · latest May 30, 2026
- Tompkins County, NY (11) · latest Jan 1, 1922
- Orange County, NC (8) · latest Sep 28, 1947
- Watauga County, NC (7) · latest Aug 19, 1901
- Alachua County, FL (6) · latest Jul 6, 2022
- DeKalb County, IL (6) · latest Jul 25, 2006
- Macon County, NC (5) · latest Aug 28, 1936
- Johnson County, IA (4) · latest Aug 31, 2019
- Erie County, NY (4)
More on this species from GBIF.
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