Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria · Family Amanitaceae · Updated October 2026
4,567US records
45states
Octbusiest month
4,567 US records since 1855 (3,095 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 5, 2026 (about 3 weeks ago) in Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, New Jersey and Washington, and the busiest months are Oct, 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: Oct, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
| State | Records | Latest sighting |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,088 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| New Jersey | 624 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Washington | 315 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Colorado | 265 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Oregon | 241 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Alaska | 227 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| New York | 225 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | 216 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Minnesota | 153 | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | 149 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | 145 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Ohio | 94 | Aug 22, 2026 |
Top counties
- San Mateo County, CA (201) · latest May 14, 2026
- Sonoma County, CA (142) · latest Jan 9, 2026
- Marin County, CA (129) · latest Jan 9, 2026
- King County, WA (127) · latest Oct 5, 2026
- Humboldt County, CA (110) · latest Jan 25, 2026
- Sussex County, NJ (108) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (93) · latest May 31, 2025
- Alameda County, CA (81) · latest Jan 3, 2026
- Mercer County, NJ (78) · latest Oct 21, 2023
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (75) · latest Sep 17, 2026
More on this species from GBIF.
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