Hydnellum velutinum
Family Bankeraceae · Updated October 2026
165US records
27states
Augbusiest month
165 US records since 1880 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 15, 2001 (about 25 years ago) near Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Madison County, GA, a preserved specimen in University of Georgia, Julian H. Miller Mycological Herbarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, New York and New Hampshire, 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
- Orange County, NC (13) · latest Oct 8, 1949
- Macon County, NC (13) · latest Sep 2, 1948
- Watauga County, NC (12) · latest Aug 19, 1901
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest 1935-08
- Carroll County, NH (6) · latest 1965-02
- Johnson County, IA (5) · latest Aug 9, 1939
- Rabun County, GA (5) · latest Aug 22, 1941
- Lynchburg city, VA (4) · latest Sep 14, 1926
- New Castle County, DE (4) · latest Aug 15, 1894
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Aug 25, 1906
More on this species from GBIF.
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