Lawyer's Wig
Coprinus comatus · Family Agaricaceae · Updated October 2026
1,954US records
49states
Octbusiest month
1,954 US records since 1881 (1,436 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 4, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) in Hickory Run State Park, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, New Jersey and Washington, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Sep. (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, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sonoma County, CA (60) · latest Feb 24, 2026
- Alameda County, CA (42) · latest Mar 10, 2026
- Tompkins County, NY (38) · latest Sep 15, 2025
- King County, WA (38) · latest Mar 13, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (37) · latest Oct 27, 2020
- San Mateo County, CA (32) · latest Feb 10, 2026
- Santa Clara County, CA (30) · latest Dec 8, 2025
- Monroe County, NY (30) · latest Sep 30, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- San Francisco County, CA (23) · latest Feb 27, 2026
More on this species from GBIF.
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