Lantern Stinkhorn
Lysurus cruciatus · Family Phallaceae · Updated October 2026
64US records
18states
Sepbusiest month
64 US records since 1895 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 15, 2026 (about 3 months ago) near East Rochester, Columbiana County, OH, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Massachusetts and Ohio, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Oct. (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, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Jun 30, 1962
- New York County, NY (6) · latest Oct 15, 1913
- District of Columbia, DC (4) · latest Aug 5, 1933
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Jun 5, 1908
- Hampden County, MA (3) · latest Oct 19, 1971
- Mercer County, NJ (2)
- Allegheny County, PA (2) · latest Jul 29, 1907
- Hampshire County, MA (2) · latest Sep 27, 1979
- Suffolk County, MA (2) · latest 1918-10
- Middlesex County, MA (2) · latest 1900-08
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