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Tropical Cinnabar Bracket, Orange Polypore

Pycnoporus sanguineus · Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026

593US records

25states

Octbusiest month

593 US records since 1869 (71 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Dana, Polk County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New Jersey, Florida and Louisiana, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug 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: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	197	Nov 3, 2019
Florida	171	May 10, 2016
Louisiana	45	Dec 13, 1977
Tennessee	21	Aug 28, 1946
Pennsylvania	20	2019
South Carolina	18	Apr 20, 1953
North Carolina	18	Aug 25, 2023
Maryland	11	Jul 30, 1979
Texas	11	May 19, 1979
Mississippi	11	Feb 22, 1975
Alabama	11	Dec 24, 1960
Illinois	9	Jul 30, 2000

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (29) · latest May 4, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Miami-Dade County, FL (22) · latest Dec 18, 1997
Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Putnam County, FL (21) · latest 1880-01
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (19) · latest Mar 17, 1960
Alachua County, FL (19) · latest Oct 5, 1982
Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019

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