Lycoperdon wrightii
Family Lycoperdaceae · Updated October 2026
128US records
27states
Augbusiest month
128 US records since 1886 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 7, 1966 (about 60 years ago) near Chicago, Cook County, IL, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New York, North Dakota and Massachusetts, 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
- LaMoure County, ND (14) · latest 1912-09
- Gloucester County, NJ (9) · latest Mar 1, 1905
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Mar 12, 1905
- Rooks County, KS (6) · latest Sep 2, 1896
- Albany County, NY (5) · latest 1907-10
- Hamilton County, OH (4) · latest Oct 7, 1934
- Orange County, NC (4) · latest Sep 12, 1923
- Middlesex County, MA (4)
- Dane County, WI (3) · latest Aug 15, 1903
- Cook County, IL (3) · latest Oct 7, 1966
More on this species from GBIF.
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