Smith's Earthstar
Astraeus smithii · Family Diplocystidiaceae · Updated October 2026
245US records
10states
Octbusiest month
245 US records since 2007 (102 in the last 10 years)
Last seen May 18, 2026 (about 5 months ago) in Saugatuck Dunes State Park, MI, 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 Maryland, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (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: Oct, Aug, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (20) · latest Nov 5, 2022
- Worcester County, MD (16) · latest Feb 5, 2021
- Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
- Monmouth County, NJ (14) · latest Apr 2, 2026
- Middlesex County, NJ (12) · latest Aug 18, 2019
- Bucks County, PA (11) · latest 2019
More on this species from GBIF.
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