Hydnum cuspidatum
Family Hydnaceae · Updated October 2026
40US records
13states
Octbusiest month
40 US records since 2009 (31 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 18, 2025 (about 10 months ago) near Stewart, Athens County, OH, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Tennessee, Kansas and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov 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: Oct, Nov, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Blount County, TN (8) · latest Nov 25, 2018
- Wabaunsee County, KS (7)
- Scott County, TN (4) · latest Oct 29, 2017
- Winston County, AL (2) · latest Nov 6, 2021
- McDowell County, NC (2) · latest Aug 19, 2016
- Haywood County, NC (2) · latest Sep 9, 2017
- Brown County, IN (2) · latest Oct 21, 2018
- Wise County, VA (2) · latest Sep 30, 2024
- Essex County, MA (1) · latest Nov 9, 2018
- Strafford County, NH (1) · latest Nov 29, 2018
More on this species from GBIF.
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