Fool's Mushroom
Amanita verna · Family Amanitaceae · Updated October 2026
447US records
33states
Augbusiest month
447 US records since 1888 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 2, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Logan, Cache County, UT, a preserved specimen in Intermountain Herbarium (Vasc. & Algae). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, North Carolina and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (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: Aug, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (41) · latest Oct 16, 1966
- Watauga County, NC (32) · latest Mar 15, 1905
- Alachua County, FL (25) · latest Jul 17, 1984
- Tompkins County, NY (19) · latest Sep 11, 1963
- Hardin County, TX (19) · latest May 28, 1984
- Johnson County, IA (15) · latest Aug 15, 1951
- Anoka County, MN (12) · latest Aug 10, 2002
- Orange County, TX (11) · latest Aug 22, 1984
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (10) · latest Jul 29, 1903
- Westmoreland County, PA (10) · latest Jul 22, 1949
More on this species from GBIF.
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