Veluticeps abietina
Family Gloeophyllaceae · Updated October 2026
98US records
19states
Julbusiest month
98 US records since 1883 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jun 6, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Laramie, Albany County, WY, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from Alaska, Washington and Colorado, and the busiest months are Jul, Aug 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: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (6) · latest Aug 24, 1936
- Wallowa County, OR (5) · latest Jul 23, 1958
- Carbon County, WY (4) · latest Jul 3, 1950
- Teton County, WY (4) · latest Aug 16, 1957
- Orange County, FL (4) · latest Sep 8, 1946
- Macon County, IL (4) · latest Sep 19, 1992
- Dane County, WI (4) · latest Oct 12, 1901
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK (4) · latest Jul 6, 1933
- Larimer County, CO (3) · latest Aug 13, 1955
- Boulder County, CO (3) · latest Aug 21, 1964
More on this species from GBIF.
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