Lycoperdon pulcherrimum
Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
101US records
26states
Augbusiest month
101 US records since 1874 (9 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 15, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Necedah, Juneau County, WI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Illinois, Kansas and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Sep. (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, Oct, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Rooks County, KS (8) · latest Aug 31, 1908
- Orange County, NC (5) · latest Oct 8, 1924
- Dane County, WI (5) · latest Sep 1, 1975
- Colfax County, NM (4) · latest Sep 7, 1916
- Champaign County, IL (4) · latest Oct 12, 1898
- Tompkins County, NY (4) · latest Nov 22, 1902
- Ramsey County, MN (3) · latest 1915-09
- Hennepin County, MN (3) · latest 1911-08
- Prince George's County, MD (3) · latest 1888-10
- Jackson County, IL (3) · latest Oct 8, 1984
More on this species from GBIF.
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