Hydnellum fennicum
Family Bankeraceae · Updated October 2026
67US records
22states
Augbusiest month
67 US records since 1889 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 5, 2013 (about 13 years ago) near Valparaiso, Porter County, IN, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from North Carolina, New York and Virginia, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (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, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (13) · latest Sep 3, 1949
- Lynchburg city, VA (4) · latest Aug 9, 1927
- Henderson County, NC (3) · latest Aug 23, 1936
- Centre County, PA (3) · latest Jun 15, 1942
- Porter County, IN (3) · latest Sep 5, 2013
- Tompkins County, NY (3) · latest Aug 22, 1935
- Suffolk County, NY (3) · latest Aug 26, 1904
- Blount County, TN (2) · latest Aug 3, 1941
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Jun 22, 1939
- Kent County, RI (2) · latest Sep 20, 1942
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