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Bulbous Honey Fungus

Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica), photo
Photo: Rocky Houghtby, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Armillaria gallica · Family Physalacriaceae · Updated October 2026
545US records
35states
Octbusiest month
545 US records since 1977 (315 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Oct 4, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI, 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 Virginia, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Nov. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan8Feb1Mar1Apr0May12Jun19Jul43Aug51Sep89Oct192Nov77Dec35

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Nov.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey192Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania62Sep 4, 2026
Virginia34Oct 22, 2025
Illinois24Nov 25, 2025
Ohio21Oct 28, 2025
Maryland18Oct 17, 2025
North Carolina18Nov 27, 2025
Tennessee16Dec 19, 2025
West Virginia13Oct 22, 2022
Indiana13Nov 24, 2024
Georgia12Dec 10, 2025
Wisconsin12Oct 4, 2026

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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