Needle Bonnet
Mycena clavicularis · Family Mycenaceae · Updated October 2026
211US records
20states
Decbusiest month
211 US records since 1899 (26 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 6, 2025 (about 11 months ago) in East Feliciana Parish, LA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Carolina, Washington and California, and the busiest months are Dec, Aug 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: Dec, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (102) · latest Aug 28, 2003
- Humboldt County, CA (8) · latest Oct 12, 2023
- Franklin County, MA (7) · latest Sep 16, 1973
- Montgomery County, VA (5) · latest Oct 4, 1988
- Chippewa County, MI (4) · latest Jul 16, 1951
- Knox County, TN (4) · latest Dec 8, 1945
- Jefferson County, WA (4) · latest Nov 3, 1993
- Mendocino County, CA (3) · latest Dec 7, 2011
- Escambia County, AL (3) · latest Jul 14, 1959
- Alachua County, FL (3) · latest Jan 18, 1944
More on this species from GBIF.
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