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Gymnopus earleae

Gymnopus earleae (Gymnopus earleae), photo
Photo: mycowalt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Omphalotaceae · Updated October 2026
275US records
20states
Octbusiest month
275 US records since 1900 (84 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jul 4, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Hydesville, Humboldt County, CA, a preserved specimen in International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr3May36Jun40Jul44Aug45Sep32Oct52Nov6Dec0

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey191Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania22Jun 6, 2020
North Carolina10May 29, 2020
Oregon8May 21, 2023
Tennessee8Jun 4, 2018
Virginia6Jun 4, 1983
West Virginia5May 19, 2011
Washington5May 31, 2014
California4Jul 4, 2023
Kansas3–
Montana2Jul 16, 1989
New York2Sep 21, 1983

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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