Tomentella punicea
Family Thelephoraceae · Updated October 2026
112US records
29states
Sepbusiest month
112 US records since 1829 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 31, 2013 (about 13 years ago) near Bryson City, Swain County, NC, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from Pennsylvania, New York and Iowa, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug 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: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Johnson County, IA (6) · latest Jun 29, 1943
- Carroll County, NH (5) · latest 1916-09
- Butler County, PA (5) · latest Aug 16, 1943
- New Castle County, DE (5) · latest Oct 9, 1893
- Sauk County, WI (5) · latest Sep 5, 1953
- Gloucester County, NJ (4) · latest Aug 23, 1901
- Piatt County, IL (4) · latest Aug 15, 1965
- McCormick County, SC (4) · latest Aug 22, 1959
- Albany County, NY (4) · latest Oct 20, 1919
- Wallowa County, OR (3) · latest Jul 17, 1958
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