Leucocoprinus brunnescens
Family Agaricaceae · Updated October 2026
48US records
11states
Augbusiest month
48 US records since 1911 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 20, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from Florida, Illinois and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (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, Sep, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Alachua County, FL (15) · latest Jul 26, 1984
- Bronx County, NY (4) · latest Sep 9, 1915
- Lynchburg city, VA (3) · latest Sep 16, 1926
- Jackson County, IL (3) · latest Aug 4, 1979
- Pope County, IL (2) · latest Aug 17, 2001
- Sevier County, TN (2) · latest Jul 20, 2022
- Greenbrier County, WV (1) · latest Sep 30, 2002
- Hancock County, WV (1) · latest Oct 12, 2002
- Kanawha County, WV (1) · latest Oct 9, 2002
- Sussex County, NJ (1) · latest Sep 8, 1911
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