Grey Veiled Amanita
Amanita porphyria · Family Amanitaceae · Updated October 2026
182US records
22states
Sepbusiest month
182 US records since 1888 (38 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jan 28, 2026 (about 9 months ago) in UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Washington and New York, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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: Sep, Oct, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Humboldt County, CA (26) · latest Nov 18, 2024
- Tompkins County, NY (19) · latest Nov 20, 1910
- King County, WA (14) · latest Sep 20, 1997
- Snohomish County, WA (11) · latest Sep 20, 1993
- Watauga County, NC (8) · latest Mar 13, 1905
- Bonner County, ID (7) · latest Sep 7, 1983
- Chippewa County, MI (5) · latest Aug 12, 1967
- Itasca County, MN (4) · latest Sep 28, 1994
- Marquette County, MI (4) · latest Sep 14, 2025
- Del Norte County, CA (3) · latest Oct 17, 1997
More on this species from GBIF.
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