Hydnellum cristatum
Family Bankeraceae · Updated October 2026
81US records
8states
Augbusiest month
81 US records since 1899 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 4, 2004 (about 22 years ago) near Bryson City, Swain County, NC, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, Tennessee and Connecticut, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Macon County, NC (32) · latest Aug 13, 1982
- Watauga County, NC (26) · latest Aug 19, 1901
- Jackson County, NC (3) · latest Aug 18, 1942
- Buncombe County, NC (2) · latest Jul 16, 2004
- Knox County, TN (2) · latest Jul 26, 1941
- Transylvania County, NC (2) · latest Jul 31, 1963
- Rabun County, GA (2) · latest Aug 20, 1941
- Kent County, RI (2) · latest 1942-10
- Blount County, TN (1) · latest Aug 25, 1945
- Swain County, NC (1) · latest Aug 4, 2004
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