Pilatoporus palustris
Family Fomitopsidaceae · Updated October 2026
87US records
16states
Augbusiest month
87 US records since 1902 (2 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 9, 2016 (about 10 years ago) near Raleigh, Wake County, NC, a preserved specimen in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium: Fungi. Most US records come from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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, Jul, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Pickens County, SC (13) · latest Jul 29, 1959
- Alachua County, FL (10) · latest Aug 13, 1981
- Bossier Parish, LA (8) · latest Oct 13, 1913
- Miami-Dade County, FL (6) · latest Dec 15, 1997
- Charlton County, GA (4) · latest Jan 9, 1987
- Caddo Parish, LA (4) · latest Oct 13, 1913
- Laurens County, GA (4) · latest Aug 3, 1950
- Brevard County, FL (3) · latest Aug 8, 1938
- Lee County, FL (3) · latest Jul 28, 1916
- Wood County, TX (2) · latest Nov 20, 1911
More on this species from GBIF.
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