Clitocybe americana
Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
52US records
18states
Augbusiest month
52 US records since 1909 (14 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 15, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Bradford, McKean County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Michigan and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Clitocybe includes species containing muscarine. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Macon County, NC (7) · latest Aug 2, 2012
- Cheboygan County, MI (4) · latest Sep 6, 1969
- Rice County, MN (3) · latest Jul 19, 1963
- Albany County, NY (2) · latest Sep 8, 1957
- Chippewa County, MI (2) · latest Sep 12, 1969
- Rabun County, GA (2) · latest Aug 24, 1992
- King County, WA (2) · latest Oct 14, 1998
- McKean County, PA (2) · latest Aug 15, 2023
- Cattaraugus County, NY (2) · latest Jul 24, 2019
- Lyon County, MN (1) · latest Aug 29, 2007
More on this species from GBIF.
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