False Turkey-Tail
Stereum ostrea · Family Stereaceae · Updated October 2026
2,164US records
48states
Octbusiest month
2,164 US records since 1821 (399 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 18, 2026 (about 5 weeks ago) in Knob Noster State Park, MO, 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 Florida, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug 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: Oct, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Riley County, KS (43) · latest Apr 8, 2023
- Seminole County, FL (40) · latest Aug 19, 1964
- Sussex County, NJ (40) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (38) · latest Oct 30, 2022
- Allegheny County, PA (32) · latest Apr 25, 2025
- Tompkins County, NY (29) · latest May 5, 1966
- Mercer County, NJ (28) · latest May 4, 2019
- Johnson County, IA (28) · latest Jul 7, 2022
- Montgomery County, MD (26) · latest Jan 21, 2023
- Alachua County, FL (26) · latest Dec 30, 2024
More on this species from GBIF.
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