Golden Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus citrinopileatus · Family Pleurotaceae · Updated October 2026
1,061US records
18states
Junbusiest month
1,061 US records since 1953 (1,022 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 25, 2026 (about 4 weeks ago) near Dowagiac, Cass County, MI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan, and the busiest months are Jun, May 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: Jun, May, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Dane County, WI (69) · latest Sep 2, 2026
- Summit County, OH (57) · latest Sep 12, 2026
- Washtenaw County, MI (42) · latest Sep 5, 2026
- Wabaunsee County, KS (38)
- Chester County, PA (31) · latest Sep 13, 2026
- Montgomery County, PA (31) · latest Aug 14, 2026
- Ingham County, MI (28) · latest Aug 16, 2026
- Polk County, IA (27) · latest Aug 25, 2026
- Cuyahoga County, OH (27) · latest Jul 6, 2026
- Linn County, IA (25) · latest Jun 28, 2025
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