Clustered Waxcap
Hygrocybe caespitosa · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
67US records
14states
Augbusiest month
67 US records since 1996 (61 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 14, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Spindale, Rutherford County, NC, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (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, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Montgomery County, MD (7) · latest Jul 6, 2025
- Kanawha County, WV (5) · latest Jul 10, 2025
- Montgomery County, PA (4) · latest Jul 30, 2023
- Fairfax County, VA (4) · latest Aug 5, 2025
- Richland County, SC (3) · latest Aug 4, 2024
- Brown County, IN (3) · latest Aug 2, 2026
- Taylor County, WV (2) · latest Aug 11, 2003
- Warren County, VA (2) · latest Aug 5, 2017
- Sevier County, TN (2) · latest Aug 29, 2013
- White County, GA (2) · latest Aug 5, 2025
More on this species from GBIF.
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