Hydnum aerostatisporum
Family Hydnaceae · Updated October 2026
30US records
11states
Julbusiest month
30 US records since 2004 (25 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 14, 2024 (about 2 years ago) near Norton, Norton city, VA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana, and the busiest months are Jul, Aug and Jun. (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: Jul, Aug, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Swain County, NC (8) · latest Aug 17, 2017
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Aug 6, 2017
- Tucker County, WV (2) · latest Jul 10, 2021
- Haywood County, NC (2) · latest Aug 1, 2020
- Blount County, TN (2) · latest Jul 4, 2017
- Brown County, IN (2) · latest Dec 13, 2021
- Newton County, TX (1) · latest Dec 29, 2019
- Suffolk County, NY (1) · latest Nov 2, 2021
- Madison County, MS (1) · latest Jun 29, 2018
- Wabaunsee County, KS (1)
More on this species from GBIF.
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