The Bookbinder Amanita
Amanita agglutinata · Family Amanitaceae · Updated October 2026
98US records
12states
Julbusiest month
98 US records since 1895 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 29, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, and the busiest months are Jul, Aug and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Amanita includes death cap and destroying angels. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
Lookalike warning. Many mushrooms, including deadly ones, closely resemble each other, and the only reliable identification comes from an expert looking at the actual specimen (often with spore prints or microscopy). Never use a name, photo or record count on this page to decide what something is.
When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Macon County, NC (20) · latest Jul 22, 1986
- Orange County, NC (13) · latest Jul 13, 1920
- Alachua County, FL (9) · latest Aug 4, 1980
- Swain County, NC (8) · latest Aug 29, 2023
- Sevier County, TN (7) · latest Sep 24, 1966
- Walker County, TX (5) · latest Oct 4, 1958
- Blount County, TN (4) · latest Aug 20, 1968
- Prince George's County, MD (4) · latest Jul 23, 1973
- Centre County, PA (3) · latest Jul 15, 1919
- Knox County, TN (2) · latest Jun 13, 2020
More on this species from GBIF.
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