Picipes melanopus
Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
150US records
29states
Augbusiest month
150 US records since 1885 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 7, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Skamania County, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Washington and Ohio, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (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, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Chippewa County, MI (7) · latest 1917-09
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Sep 10, 1914
- King County, WA (6) · latest Jan 1, 1974
- Snohomish County, WA (5) · latest Aug 27, 1999
- Essex County, NY (4) · latest Sep 21, 1969
- Lorain County, OH (4) · latest Feb 11, 1973
- Chittenden County, VT (4) · latest 1915
- Coshocton County, OH (3) · latest Aug 26, 1942
- Benton County, OR (3) · latest Nov 7, 1914
- Bonner County, ID (3) · latest Aug 17, 1920
More on this species from GBIF.
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