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Hypholoma lateritium · Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
1,046US records
34states
Octbusiest month
1,046 US records since 1881 (372 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 4, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) in Battle Creek Regional Park, MN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Hypholoma includes sulphur tuft and relatives. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
Lookalike warning. Many mushrooms, including deadly ones, closely resemble each other, and the only reliable identification comes from an expert looking at the actual specimen (often with spore prints or microscopy). Never use a name, photo or record count on this page to decide what something is.
When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Allegheny County, PA (48) · latest Nov 9, 2025
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (30) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Tompkins County, NY (26) · latest Sep 10, 2024
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest Apr 6, 2023
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (21) · latest Oct 15, 2023
- Carroll County, NH (19) · latest Sep 4, 1963
- Sevier County, TN (19) · latest Nov 8, 2024
- Hamilton County, OH (19) · latest 1940-11
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