Common Earthball
Scleroderma citrinum · Family Sclerodermataceae · Updated October 2026
1,369US records
40states
Augbusiest month
1,369 US records since 1877 (646 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 2, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) near Roseto, Monroe County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep 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: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (40) · latest Aug 7, 2021
- Tompkins County, NY (39) · latest Sep 14, 2025
- Allegheny County, PA (34) · latest Sep 30, 2026
- Ocean County, NJ (33) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (25) · latest Aug 1, 2025
- Mercer County, NJ (24) · latest May 4, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (23) · latest Aug 7, 2021
- Chester County, PA (22) · latest 1961
- Cook County, IL (22) · latest Jul 9, 2021
- Hunterdon County, NJ (19) · latest Sep 6, 2020
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