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False Deathcap

Amanita citrina · Family Amanitaceae · Updated October 2026

834US records

32states

Octbusiest month

834 US records since 1901 (157 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Sep 26, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Berrien County, MI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Aug. (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.

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When it's recorded

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Aug.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	391	Nov 23, 2019
Pennsylvania	73	2019
North Carolina	50	Nov 8, 2018
Tennessee	47	Dec 2, 2017
New York	45	Oct 22, 2019
Maryland	30	Oct 6, 2006
West Virginia	25	Oct 15, 2011
Virginia	21	Oct 21, 2020
Michigan	20	Sep 26, 2023
Illinois	19	Oct 18, 2001
Minnesota	17	Sep 2, 2009
Texas	14	Dec 14, 1992

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (73) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (60) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (46) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (44) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (39) · latest Nov 23, 2019
Tompkins County, NY (32) · latest Sep 27, 2000
Hunterdon County, NJ (30) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Monmouth County, NJ (26) · latest Aug 22, 2015
Middlesex County, NJ (24) · latest Aug 18, 2019
Bucks County, PA (23) · latest 2019

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