Orange-Staining Puffball
Calvatia candida · Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
153US records
30states
Sepbusiest month
153 US records since 1886 (14 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 1, 2025 (about 12 months ago) near Cottonwood, Yavapai County, AZ, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from Illinois, Virginia and Indiana, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Oct. (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: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (8) · latest Sep 10, 1942
- District of Columbia, DC (8) · latest Sep 6, 1937
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (7) · latest Sep 16, 2024
- Kings County, NY (7) · latest Aug 18, 2023
- Champaign County, IL (6) · latest Sep 13, 1980
- Knox County, TN (6) · latest Oct 22, 1949
- Tippecanoe County, IN (5) · latest Aug 21, 1902
- Johnson County, IA (4) · latest Sep 19, 1942
- Riley County, KS (4) · latest Sep 10, 2022
- Middlesex County, MA (4) · latest 1910
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