Tomentella bryophila
Family Thelephoraceae · Updated October 2026
76US records
18states
Augbusiest month
76 US records since 1877 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 13, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Maggie Valley, Haywood County, NC, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire, 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
- Butler County, PA (7) · latest Aug 29, 1939
- Tompkins County, NY (6) · latest Sep 6, 1952
- Carroll County, NH (5) · latest 1916-09
- Gloucester County, NJ (4) · latest 1887-11
- Westmoreland County, PA (3) · latest Aug 17, 1935
- Centre County, PA (3) · latest Aug 21, 1947
- Orleans County, NY (3) · latest 1910-10
- Clearwater County, MN (2) · latest Sep 16, 1977
- Jefferson County, CO (2) · latest 1910
- Erie County, OH (2) · latest Oct 10, 1965
More on this species from GBIF.
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