Golden Coral Fungus
Ramaria aurea · Family Gomphaceae · Updated October 2026
147US records
25states
Sepbusiest month
147 US records since 1883 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 1, 2018 (about 8 years ago) near Baldwin, Jackson County, IA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from Tennessee, New York and Wisconsin, 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 (11) · latest Sep 6, 1926
- Dane County, WI (10) · latest Sep 1, 1975
- Benton County, AR (8) · latest Sep 29, 1908
- Norfolk County, MA (7) · latest Sep 10, 1919
- Campbell County, TN (7) · latest Sep 18, 2017
- Windham County, VT (6)
- Chester County, PA (5) · latest 1885-08
- Gloucester County, NJ (4) · latest 1894-09
- Mackinac County, MI (4) · latest 1907-08
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Sep 14, 1968
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