Bovista longispora
Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
30US records
10states
Augbusiest month
30 US records since 1885 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 8, 2016 (about 10 years ago) near Rocky Point, Suffolk County, NY, a preserved specimen in The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Most US records come from Indiana, Illinois and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Jun. (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: Aug, Jul, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Porter County, IN (9) · latest Sep 9, 2008
- Cook County, IL (5) · latest Jul 22, 2009
- Orange County, NC (4) · latest 1946-07
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Mar 15, 1971
- Dane County, WI (2) · latest Aug 13, 1885
- Johnson County, IA (2) · latest Jun 19, 1938
- Ramsey County, MN (1) · latest Jun 12, 2009
- Suffolk County, NY (1) · latest Aug 8, 2016
- Lake County, IN (1) · latest Aug 17, 2012
- Knox County, TN (1) · latest Jul 15, 1934
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