Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum · Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
2,835US records
49states
Sepbusiest month
2,835 US records since 1875 (1,057 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Cortland West, Cortland County, NY, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, 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
- Tompkins County, NY (76) · latest Sep 20, 2025
- Allegheny County, PA (41) · latest Jul 12, 2026
- Dane County, WI (40) · latest Aug 29, 2021
- Sussex County, NJ (37) · latest Jul 16, 2020
- Cook County, IL (36) · latest Aug 5, 2010
- Johnson County, IA (33) · latest Aug 16, 2022
- Gilpin County, CO (32) · latest Sep 13, 1980
- Marin County, CA (32) · latest Jan 2, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (31) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Sonoma County, CA (29) · latest Dec 20, 2025
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