Bladder Stalks
Physalacria inflata · Family Physalacriaceae · Updated October 2026
118US records
17states
Augbusiest month
118 US records since 1888 (23 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2026 (about 2 months ago) in Debar Mountain Wild Forest, NY, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Michigan and Vermont, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Addison County, VT (6) · latest Aug 10, 1938
- Franklin County, NY (6) · latest Aug 25, 2026
- Cheboygan County, MI (5) · latest Aug 21, 1953
- Tompkins County, NY (5) · latest Aug 14, 1935
- Hamilton County, NY (4) · latest Sep 10, 1932
- Coos County, NH (4) · latest Aug 25, 1939
- Luce County, MI (4) · latest Aug 10, 1959
- Essex County, NY (4) · latest Aug 15, 2012
- Ontario County, NY (4) · latest Oct 18, 2024
- Jackson County, IL (3) · latest Aug 30, 1982
More on this species from GBIF.
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