Tawny Webcap
Aureonarius callisteus · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
35US records
14states
Sepbusiest month
35 US records since 1899 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 10, 2014 (about 12 years ago) in Pierce County, WA, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from North Carolina, Washington and Wyoming, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Oct. (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: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (8) · latest Sep 8, 1915
- Skagit County, WA (3) · latest Sep 15, 1999
- Teton County, WY (2) · latest 1991
- Pierce County, WA (2) · latest Oct 10, 2014
- Marin County, CA (1) · latest Nov 17, 1981
- Hancock County, ME (1) · latest Aug 15, 1901
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (1) · latest Aug 21, 1902
- Ulster County, NY (1) · latest Jul 30, 1903
- Perry County, MS (1) · latest Jul 12, 2003
- Newton County, TX (1) · latest Nov 28, 1998
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