Stropharia melanosperma
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
45US records
14states
Junbusiest month
45 US records since 1891 (9 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 9, 2024 (about 2 years ago) near Columbia, Boone County, MO, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Tennessee, North Carolina and Minnesota, and the busiest months are Jun, Sep 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: Jun, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (10) · latest Nov 10, 1935
- Knox County, TN (9) · latest Jun 21, 1966
- Oklahoma County, OK (3) · latest May 19, 2023
- Anoka County, MN (3) · latest Sep 29, 2023
- Lincoln County, OK (2) · latest Sep 21, 2001
- Tompkins County, NY (2) · latest May 22, 1957
- Hennepin County, MN (1) · latest Jun 21, 1998
- Brown County, MN (1) · latest Jul 11, 2021
- Cache County, UT (1) · latest Jun 10, 1945
- Kings County, NY (1) · latest Sep 7, 2020
More on this species from GBIF.
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