Salmon Coral
Ramaria formosa · Family Gomphaceae · Updated October 2026
631US records
35states
Augbusiest month
631 US records since 1892 (86 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Dana, Polk County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New Jersey, North Carolina and Washington, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct 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, Oct, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (37) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Macon County, NC (37) · latest Jul 16, 1999
- Orange County, NC (34) · latest Aug 7, 1967
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Transylvania County, NC (29) · latest Aug 25, 2023
- Mason County, WA (24) · latest Oct 27, 2020
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Bonner County, ID (20) · latest Oct 9, 1978
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
More on this species from GBIF.
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