Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes · Family Physalacriaceae · Updated October 2026
1,338US records
46states
Octbusiest month
1,338 US records since 1837 (633 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 2, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) in Frelinghuysen Arboretum, NJ, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov 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: Oct, Nov, Dec.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (41) · latest Apr 4, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Allegheny County, PA (30) · latest Jan 10, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (26) · latest Nov 1, 2023
- Hamilton County, OH (24) · latest Nov 8, 2025
- Philadelphia County, PA (23) · latest Oct 28, 2025
- Tompkins County, NY (23) · latest Oct 6, 2020
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest Oct 2, 2026
- Champaign County, IL (21) · latest Mar 3, 2001
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