Cowboy's Handkerchief
Hygrophorus eburneus · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
529US records
27states
Octbusiest month
529 US records since 1885 (176 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jan 9, 2026 (about 10 months ago) near Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Oct, Jan and Aug. (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, Jan, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Sonoma County, CA (34) · latest Dec 20, 2025
- Marin County, CA (32) · latest Feb 8, 2025
- San Mateo County, CA (31) · latest Jan 6, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Santa Cruz County, CA (22) · latest Jan 9, 2026
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Tompkins County, NY (17) · latest Sep 26, 2001
More on this species from GBIF.
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