Lycoperdon cruciatum
Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
165US records
36states
Sepbusiest month
165 US records since 1877 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 1, 1975 (about 51 years ago) near Lone Rock, Richland County, WI, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug 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: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Lee County, AL (7) · latest Feb 17, 1901
- Middlesex County, MA (7) · latest Sep 26, 1902
- Volusia County, FL (6)
- Barnstable County, MA (6)
- Seminole County, FL (5)
- Walton County, FL (5)
- Essex County, MA (5)
- Henry County, IL (4) · latest 1918-07
- Hamilton County, OH (4) · latest 1896-07
- Lucas County, OH (4)
More on this species from GBIF.
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