False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum · Family Stereaceae · Updated October 2026
1,326US records
35states
Marbusiest month
1,326 US records since 1852 (1,053 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 30, 2026 (about 4 weeks ago) near Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Georgia, Florida and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Mar, Apr and Aug. (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: Mar, Apr, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT (45) · latest Aug 26, 2025
- District of Columbia, DC (42) · latest Nov 22, 2025
- Alachua County, FL (30) · latest Jun 30, 2026
- DeKalb County, GA (29) · latest Jul 26, 2026
- Fairfax County, VA (27) · latest Dec 23, 2025
- Montgomery County, MD (27) · latest Nov 9, 2025
- Seminole County, FL (23) · latest Nov 16, 2025
- Clarke County, GA (21) · latest Nov 25, 2025
- Blount County, AL (19) · latest Dec 1, 2025
- Hamilton County, OH (18) · latest Apr 25, 2025
More on this species from GBIF.
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