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Oak-Loving Bolete

Oak-Loving Bolete (Xerocomellus dryophilus), photo
Photo: Mark Wagner, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Xerocomellus dryophilus · Family Boletaceae · Updated October 2026
199US records
4states
Janbusiest month
199 US records since 1963 (141 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Dec 30, 2025 (about 10 months ago) near Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Santa Cruz County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Oregon and Washington, and the busiest months are Jan, Dec and Feb. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan62Feb28Mar18Apr9May1Jun3Jul0Aug1Sep2Oct6Nov26Dec41

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jan, Dec, Feb.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
California196Dec 30, 2025
Oregon1Oct 14, 1977
Washington1Jun 3, 1971
Pennsylvania1Aug 17, 2023

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