Fawn Starweb
Asterostroma cervicolor · Family Peniophoraceae · Updated October 2026
55US records
19states
Sepbusiest month
55 US records since 1806 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 5, 2009 (about 17 years ago) near Cosby, Cocke County, TN, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Sep, Jun and Aug. (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: Sep, Jun, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- McIntosh County, GA (5)
- Sevier County, TN (4) · latest Sep 7, 1977
- Alachua County, FL (4) · latest Jun 5, 1950
- Orange County, NC (4) · latest 1935-12
- Montgomery County, AL (4) · latest 1916-08
- Carroll County, NH (4) · latest 1918-09
- St. Martin Parish, LA (2) · latest Sep 7, 1889
- Norfolk County, MA (2) · latest Aug 2, 1936
- Fayette County, WV (2) · latest Dec 16, 1893
- Lake County, MT (2) · latest Jun 9, 1971
More on this species from GBIF.
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