Pink Bubblegum Mushroom
Aphroditeola olida · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
34US records
11states
Octbusiest month
34 US records since 1905 (10 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 6, 2024 (about 2 years ago) in Arapaho National Forest, CO, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Carolina, Washington and Idaho, and the busiest months are Oct, Jul and Aug. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Jul, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Macon County, NC (5) · latest Jul 16, 1999
- Bonner County, ID (5) · latest Oct 5, 1968
- Linn County, OR (3) · latest Oct 26, 2018
- Summit County, CO (2) · latest Aug 10, 2022
- Grand County, CO (2) · latest Sep 6, 2024
- Clallam County, WA (2) · latest Nov 9, 2000
- Pocahontas County, WV (1) · latest Jun 27, 2000
- Flathead County, MT (1) · latest Oct 12, 2019
- Armstrong County, PA (1) · latest 1905
- Pierce County, WA (1) · latest Oct 11, 2014
More on this species from GBIF.
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