Feltscale Inky Cap
Coprinopsis variegata · Family Psathyrellaceae · Updated October 2026
396US records
32states
Junbusiest month
396 US records since 1892 (369 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 12, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Madison, Dane County, WI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York, and the busiest months are Jun, Jul and May. (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: Jun, Jul, May.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (28) · latest May 30, 2026
- District of Columbia, DC (19) · latest Jun 14, 2025
- Philadelphia County, PA (14) · latest Jul 16, 2026
- Allegheny County, PA (14) · latest Jul 25, 2026
- Hennepin County, MN (8) · latest Jun 21, 2026
- Oklahoma County, OK (8) · latest Jul 7, 2024
- Summit County, OH (8) · latest Aug 2, 2023
- Tarrant County, TX (8) · latest Jul 24, 2026
- Dane County, WI (8) · latest Sep 12, 2026
- New York County, NY (8) · latest Jun 15, 2025
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