Bearded Fieldcap
Agrocybe molesta · Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
60US records
18states
Maybusiest month
60 US records since 1966 (38 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jan 14, 2026 (about 9 months ago) near Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Colorado, Virginia and Illinois, and the busiest months are May, Jul and Jun. (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: May, Jul, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Montgomery County, VA (8) · latest May 14, 1991
- Cook County, IL (5) · latest May 30, 2025
- Oswego County, NY (3) · latest Sep 1, 2020
- Denver County, CO (3) · latest May 28, 1997
- Brown County, IN (3) · latest Oct 30, 2023
- Grand Forks County, ND (3) · latest Jun 25, 2025
- Tompkins County, NY (2) · latest Jun 20, 2023
- Boulder County, CO (2) · latest Jun 16, 1986
- Jefferson County, CO (2) · latest Jul 31, 1997
- San Mateo County, CA (1) · latest Sep 4, 1984
More on this species from GBIF.
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