Rooting Bovist
Lycoperdon radicatum · Family Agaricaceae · Updated October 2026
198US records
30states
Augbusiest month
198 US records since 1879 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 2, 2017 (about 9 years ago) in Summit County, UT, a preserved specimen in Natural History Museum of Utah Fungarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, Florida and Ohio, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Nov. (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, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (20) · latest Oct 24, 1936
- Alachua County, FL (14) · latest Jun 9, 1986
- Lee County, AL (12) · latest Feb 12, 1922
- Hamilton County, OH (9) · latest 1896-08
- Los Angeles County, CA (6) · latest Dec 7, 1897
- Knox County, TN (6) · latest Nov 29, 1936
- Washington County, FL (4)
- Hardin County, OH (3) · latest 1893
- Middlesex County, MA (3) · latest Jul 25, 1909
- Macon County, NC (3) · latest Aug 20, 1942
More on this species from GBIF.
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