Pyrofomes juniperinus
Family Polyporaceae · Updated October 2026
56US records
13states
Novbusiest month
56 US records since 1895 (32 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Apr 13, 2026 (about 6 months ago) near DeSoto, Dallas County, TX, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Texas, Arizona and Missouri, and the busiest months are Nov, Aug 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: Nov, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Yavapai County, AZ (7) · latest Mar 23, 2024
- Travis County, TX (6) · latest Mar 5, 2026
- Coconino County, AZ (4) · latest Mar 21, 2024
- La Plata County, CO (3) · latest Aug 17, 2025
- Dallas County, TX (3) · latest Apr 13, 2026
- Warren County, KY (2) · latest 1895
- Jefferson County, MO (2) · latest Nov 6, 2015
- Rutherford County, TN (2) · latest Oct 16, 2022
- Ocean County, NJ (2) · latest Sep 14, 1932
- Bastrop County, TX (2) · latest Oct 18, 2021
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