Lycoperdon fuscum
Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
31US records
13states
Augbusiest month
31 US records since 1901 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 7, 2008 (about 18 years ago) in Indiana Dunes National Park, IN, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from North Carolina, California and District of Columbia, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jan. (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, Jan.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Watauga County, NC (6) · latest Sep 3, 1924
- District of Columbia, DC (3)
- Swain County, NC (2) · latest Aug 22, 1939
- Harris County, TX (2) · latest Jan 7, 1917
- Richland County, WI (1)
- Porter County, IN (1) · latest Oct 7, 2008
- Avery County, NC (1) · latest Aug 24, 1922
- Sonoma County, CA (1) · latest Nov 24, 1940
- Hampshire County, WV (1)
- Benton County, OR (1) · latest Nov 10, 1919
More on this species from GBIF.
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