Purple Spindles
Alloclavaria purpurea · Family Rickenellaceae · Updated October 2026
176US records
17states
Augbusiest month
176 US records since 1904 (93 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 1, 2025 (about 11 months ago) in Lake Earl Wildlife Area, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Colorado, Alaska and Washington, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (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: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Boulder County, CO (12) · latest Aug 12, 2023
- Clear Creek County, CO (8) · latest Aug 12, 2022
- Gilpin County, CO (7) · latest Jul 27, 1994
- Pacific County, WA (7) · latest Oct 13, 2023
- Del Norte County, CA (6) · latest Dec 1, 2025
- Pierce County, WA (5) · latest Oct 9, 2014
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (5) · latest Aug 31, 2025
- Summit County, UT (5) · latest Aug 31, 2003
- Grand County, CO (5) · latest Aug 13, 2021
- Chugach Census Area, AK (5) · latest Sep 20, 2025
More on this species from GBIF.
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