Pale Oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius · Family Pleurotaceae · Updated October 2026
931US records
42states
Augbusiest month
931 US records since 1914 (637 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 20, 2026 (about 5 weeks ago) near Dayton, Hennepin County, MN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (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, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Brown County, IN (34) · latest May 31, 2025
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (24) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Hunterdon County, NJ (18) · latest Jul 9, 2021
- King County, WA (17) · latest Jul 8, 2026
- Bucks County, PA (17) · latest Jul 26, 2023
- Knox County, TN (14) · latest Sep 13, 2017
More on this species from GBIF.
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