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Athelia Fungus

Athelia Fungus (Athelia epiphylla), photo
Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Athelia epiphylla · Family Atheliaceae · Updated October 2026
255US records
19states
Octbusiest month
255 US records since 1882 (68 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Nov 3, 2019 (about 7 years ago) near Belleplain, Cape May County, NJ, a field observation from Fungi of parks, forests and reserves of New Jersey (2007-2019). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, 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

Jan2Feb1Mar2Apr3May12Jun22Jul42Aug45Sep31Oct57Nov10Dec3

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey196Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania202019
Washington8Oct 19, 2014
South Carolina5–
New York5Oct 17, 1990
Wisconsin4Apr 14, 2018
Delaware2Jun 29, 1893
Oregon2Dec 13, 1938
Iowa2Nov 18, 1934
Maine21920-10
Arizona1Jun 17, 1969
Ohio11935

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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