Grey Puffball
Bovista plumbea · Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
418US records
40states
Octbusiest month
418 US records since 1883 (29 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 1, 2026 (about 4 weeks ago) in Coeur d'Alene National Forest, ID, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Wisconsin and New York, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep 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: Oct, Sep, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- LaMoure County, ND (17) · latest Nov 14, 1912
- Dane County, WI (16) · latest 1933
- Racine County, WI (12) · latest Apr 25, 1894
- Tompkins County, NY (10) · latest Apr 23, 1949
- Los Angeles County, CA (9) · latest 1978-05
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (8) · latest Aug 18, 2019
- Onondaga County, NY (7) · latest May 11, 1920
- Pierce County, WI (7) · latest Oct 10, 1887
- Summit County, CO (7) · latest Sep 9, 1978
- Monterey County, CA (6) · latest Mar 25, 1937
More on this species from GBIF.
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