FungiIn Summit County, Ohio

Stinking Orange Oyster

Phyllotopsis nidulans (Pers.) Singer

Stinking Orange Oyster in all of Ohio
Stinking Orange Oyster (Phyllotopsis nidulans)
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Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Genus
Phyllotopsis
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (42)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (43)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Stinking Orange Oyster by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 29 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 29 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Stinking Orange Oyster in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Stinking Orange OysterYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1043711
Jan 11–1711665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–711728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28111,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11001,654
Apr 12–18002,454
Apr 19–25002,699
Apr 26 – May 2003,970
May 3–9223,569
May 10–16004,053
May 17–23003,509
May 24–30004,045
May 31 – Jun 6002,874
Jun 7–13003,158
Jun 14–20003,796
Jun 21–27003,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,968
Jul 5–11003,632
Jul 12–18004,051
Jul 19–25003,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,908
Aug 2–8003,828
Aug 9–15003,583
Aug 16–22003,535
Aug 23–29002,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,840
Sep 6–12002,758
Sep 13–19002,761
Sep 20–26002,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3112,089
Oct 4–10212,317
Oct 11–17001,944
Oct 18–24111,314
Oct 25–31321,272
Nov 1–722786
Nov 8–1443761
Nov 15–2121654
Nov 22–2811703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1222447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2611522
Dec 27 – Jan 211728

In Ohio

Early October to early April, middle week Dec 20–26

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 352 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 270 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Stinking Orange Oyster in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Stinking Orange OysterYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102166,211
Jan 11–171135,146
Jan 18–24534,645
Jan 25–311154,698
Feb 1–7546,023
Feb 8–14445,888
Feb 15–21335,436
Feb 22–28636,846
Mar 1–7648,321
Mar 8–147510,384
Mar 15–213312,620
Mar 22–285413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–114426,860
Apr 12–182239,925
Apr 19–254341,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–93352,952
May 10–162253,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–303254,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–122259,075
Sep 13–193354,543
Sep 20–263345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 34343,180
Oct 4–107537,841
Oct 11–178630,824
Oct 18–2414721,156
Oct 25–3119719,021
Nov 1–710714,172
Nov 8–1410512,621
Nov 15–211467,965
Nov 22–282368,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51976,083
Dec 6–122066,004
Dec 13–191455,423
Dec 20–261575,661
Dec 27 – Jan 25778,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Luminescent Panellus Panellus stipticus73 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • chicken of the woods Laetiporus sulphureus38 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Late Oyster Sarcomyxa serotina33 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Panus neostrigosus Panus neostrigosus31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Velvet Foot Flammulina velutipes24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: no record
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in June and August, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest76%31%
Developed17%49%
Wetland7%5%
Farmland0.5%11%

From 205 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

352 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.