Tear Dropper
Cylindrobasidium laeve · Family Physalacriaceae · Updated October 2026
111US records
27states
Novbusiest month
111 US records since 1877 (8 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Feb 1, 2023 (about 4 years ago) near Pine Hills, Humboldt County, CA, a preserved specimen in International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). Most US records come from New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin, and the busiest months are Nov, Oct and Dec. (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: Nov, Oct, Dec.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Gloucester County, NJ (20) · latest 1893-11
- Dane County, WI (11) · latest Oct 23, 2019
- Cattaraugus County, NY (5) · latest Sep 12, 1964
- New Castle County, DE (5) · latest Sep 2, 1893
- Snohomish County, WA (4) · latest 1930-03
- Onondaga County, NY (3) · latest Sep 15, 1966
- Albany County, NY (3) · latest Oct 15, 1919
- Bonner County, ID (3) · latest Oct 17, 1920
- Butler County, PA (2) · latest Oct 26, 1940
- Fayette County, WV (2) · latest Dec 20, 1894
More on this species from GBIF.
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