Pedicel Puffball
Lycoperdon caudatum · Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
93US records
26states
Sepbusiest month
93 US records since 1885 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 20, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Norton, Wise County, VA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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: Sep, Oct, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Dane County, WI (6) · latest Sep 21, 1903
- Tompkins County, NY (5) · latest Sep 24, 1947
- Johnson County, IA (5) · latest Sep 22, 1928
- Westmoreland County, PA (3) · latest Sep 21, 1935
- Gloucester County, NJ (3) · latest Sep 4, 1891
- Preston County, WV (3) · latest Aug 31, 1946
- Cook County, IL (3) · latest 1885
- Butler County, PA (2) · latest Sep 18, 1940
- Windham County, VT (2) · latest Sep 30, 1961
- Schuyler County, NY (2) · latest Oct 28, 1966
More on this species from GBIF.
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