Goat's Beard
Ramaria flava · Family Gomphaceae · Updated October 2026
148US records
24states
Sepbusiest month
148 US records since 1901 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 17, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near La Sal, San Juan County, UT, a preserved specimen in Natural History Museum of Utah Fungarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, 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
- Orange County, NC (32) · latest Oct 14, 1947
- Tompkins County, NY (12) · latest Aug 25, 1999
- Windham County, VT (6) · latest Aug 12, 1922
- Alachua County, FL (5) · latest Oct 18, 1967
- Dane County, WI (5) · latest Jun 7, 1911
- Watauga County, NC (5) · latest Aug 19, 1901
- Suffolk County, NY (4) · latest Sep 3, 2017
- Montgomery County, VA (4) · latest Sep 11, 1988
- Kitsap County, WA (4) · latest Oct 10, 1933
- Sauk County, WI (3) · latest 1907-08
More on this species from GBIF.
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