Club-Footed Webcap, Green Webcap
Thaxterogaster scaurus · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
31US records
8states
Sepbusiest month
31 US records since 1948 (8 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Haywood County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from North Carolina, Tennessee and Washington, and the busiest months are Sep, Jul and Aug. (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, Jul, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Swain County, NC (8) · latest Jul 17, 2015
- Sevier County, TN (4) · latest Sep 3, 2012
- Snohomish County, WA (3) · latest Sep 16, 1998
- Yancey County, NC (2) · latest Jul 17, 2020
- Pierce County, WA (2) · latest Oct 14, 1969
- Mendocino County, CA (1) · latest Nov 17, 1963
- Denali Borough, AK (1) · latest Jul 11, 2018
- Haywood County, NC (1) · latest Aug 25, 2023
- Bayfield County, WI (1) · latest Sep 8, 2017
- Essex County, NY (1) · latest Aug 11, 2021
More on this species from GBIF.
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