Thelephora anthocephala
Family Thelephoraceae · Updated October 2026
523US records
33states
Augbusiest month
523 US records since 1870 (92 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 27, 2024 (about 24 months ago) near Sudden Valley, Whatcom County, WA, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (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, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (39) · latest Jul 31, 2010
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (34) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (27) · latest May 4, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Benton County, OR (15) · latest Dec 1, 1940
- Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
- Monmouth County, NJ (13) · latest Aug 22, 2015
- Orange County, NC (13) · latest Jul 11, 2006
More on this species from GBIF.
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