Earpick Fungus
Auriscalpium vulgare · Family Auriscalpiaceae · Updated October 2026
354US records
23states
Janbusiest month
354 US records since 1892 (232 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 7, 2026 (about 3 months ago) near Cloquet, Carlton County, MN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Washington and Oregon, and the busiest months are Jan, Oct and Nov. (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: Jan, Oct, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Marin County, CA (35) · latest Jan 21, 2026
- Santa Cruz County, CA (23) · latest Feb 13, 2026
- Lane County, OR (20) · latest Feb 22, 2025
- San Mateo County, CA (19) · latest Jan 16, 2026
- Sonoma County, CA (19) · latest Mar 14, 2026
- Penobscot County, ME (16) · latest 1900-10
- Benton County, OR (15) · latest Nov 17, 2025
- Humboldt County, CA (14) · latest Apr 1, 2024
- Mendocino County, CA (11) · latest Nov 22, 2025
- San Juan County, WA (10) · latest Dec 2, 2023
More on this species from GBIF.
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