Bearded Tooth
Hericium erinaceus · Family Hericiaceae · Updated October 2026
1,259US records
41states
Octbusiest month
1,259 US records since 1874 (798 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 2, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, Brown County, IN, 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 Virginia, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Sep. (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, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- District of Columbia, DC (37) · latest Sep 7, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Montgomery County, MD (36) · latest Sep 13, 2026
- Fairfax County, VA (31) · latest Sep 19, 2024
- Ocean County, NJ (30) · latest Nov 16, 2025
- Mercer County, NJ (29) · latest Nov 5, 2023
- Santa Clara County, CA (28) · latest Nov 18, 2025
- Burlington County, NJ (24) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest Jan 5, 2025
- Orange County, NC (23) · latest Oct 5, 2025
More on this species from GBIF.
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