Scleroderma aurantium
Family Sclerodermataceae · Updated October 2026
283US records
33states
Sepbusiest month
283 US records since 1882 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 28, 2009 (about 17 years ago) near Cosby, Cocke County, TN, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Jul. (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, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Centre County, PA (11) · latest Aug 7, 1972
- District of Columbia, DC (11) · latest Aug 13, 1922
- Sevier County, TN (10) · latest Aug 5, 1981
- Prince George's County, MD (9) · latest Sep 24, 1969
- Middlesex County, MA (9) · latest Feb 9, 1902
- Macon County, NC (8) · latest Aug 22, 1978
- Tompkins County, NY (8) · latest Sep 5, 1952
- Montgomery County, MD (7) · latest Jul 29, 1906
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT (6) · latest 1942-09
- Champaign County, IL (5) · latest 1949-09
More on this species from GBIF.
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