Larch Spike
Gomphidius maculatus · Family Gomphidiaceae · Updated October 2026
32US records
12states
Sepbusiest month
32 US records since 1902 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 5, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Aspen Park, Jefferson County, CO, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from Washington, Idaho and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct and Nov. (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, Nov.
Top counties
- Bonner County, ID (6) · latest Sep 30, 1972
- Henderson County, NC (4) · latest Sep 26, 2015
- Prince George's County, MD (2) · latest Nov 4, 1932
- Snohomish County, WA (2) · latest Oct 28, 1944
- Lewis County, WA (2) · latest Oct 6, 1973
- San Juan County, WA (2) · latest Oct 31, 1976
- Clearwater County, MN (1) · latest Sep 6, 1926
- Oakland County, MI (1) · latest Oct 7, 1967
- Humboldt County, CA (1) · latest Dec 3, 1956
- Kittitas County, WA (1) · latest 1932-11
More on this species from GBIF.
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