Geastrum morganii
Family Geastraceae · Updated October 2026
30US records
16states
Sepbusiest month
30 US records since 1903 (15 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 3, 2026 (about 8 weeks ago) in Van Saun County Park, NJ, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Tennessee, Indiana and Virginia, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct and Aug. (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, Oct, Aug.
Top counties
- Anderson County, TN (3) · latest Aug 29, 1949
- Bergen County, NJ (3) · latest Sep 3, 2026
- Lake County, IN (2) · latest May 15, 2013
- Albany County, NY (2) · latest Jul 31, 2017
- Wise County, VA (2) · latest Jul 19, 2025
- King County, WA (1) · latest Oct 30, 2025
- Alameda County, CA (1) · latest Jan 2, 2021
- Essex County, MA (1) · latest 1903
- Miami-Dade County, FL (1) · latest Aug 15, 1985
- Shelby County, IL (1) · latest Sep 23, 2006
More on this species from GBIF.
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