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Fairy-Cakes

Hebeloma crustuliniforme · Family Hymenogastraceae · Updated October 2026

534US records

29states

Octbusiest month

534 US records since 1887 (130 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jan 30, 2026 (about 9 months ago) near Larkspur, Marin County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, California and Washington, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug 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: Oct, Aug, Nov.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	195	Nov 3, 2019
California	102	Jan 30, 2026
Washington	51	Nov 10, 2020
Colorado	29	Aug 9, 2012
Pennsylvania	27	Nov 9, 2025
New York	26	Dec 11, 2022
Alaska	13	Sep 13, 2015
North Carolina	11	Oct 29, 2003
Oregon	10	Oct 28, 2021
Florida	9	Jan 4, 2010
Idaho	9	Sep 6, 2008
Michigan	8	Oct 28, 2006

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (24) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Mendocino County, CA (17) · latest Dec 26, 1982
Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Alameda County, CA (15) · latest Jan 9, 2022
Marin County, CA (13) · latest Jan 30, 2026
Monmouth County, NJ (13) · latest Aug 22, 2015

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