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Stropharia kauffmanii

Stropharia kauffmanii (Stropharia kauffmanii), photo
Photo: Crystal Davidson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
239US records
12states
Octbusiest month
239 US records since 1946 (71 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jul 28, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Keystone, Park County, CO, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun18Jul46Aug52Sep34Oct60Nov6Dec0

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey191Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania192019
Colorado11Jul 28, 2021
Washington62001-09
California4Oct 3, 1976
Tennessee2Oct 24, 2011
Montana1Jul 15, 1975
Illinois1Jul 6, 1992
North Carolina1Oct 3, 2006
Idaho1Oct 1, 1968
New Mexico1Sep 7, 1994
Oregon1Oct 12, 1946

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More on this species from GBIF.

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