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Saffron-Colored Cort

Cortinarius malicorius · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026

524US records

20states

Octbusiest month

524 US records since 1902 (141 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Sep 28, 2025 (about 13 months ago) near Sheffield, Warren County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Cortinarius includes webcaps containing orellanine. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.

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When it's recorded

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	382	Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania	39	Sep 28, 2025
Washington	30	Dec 31, 2020
Michigan	15	Sep 15, 1978
California	12	Nov 20, 2023
Tennessee	10	Jul 20, 2013
New York	5	Aug 12, 2021
North Carolina	5	Aug 19, 2019
Oregon	5	Oct 30, 2005
Colorado	4	Aug 16, 1996
Alaska	4	Aug 18, 2019
Maine	3	Aug 18, 1962

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (72) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (58) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (46) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (44) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (38) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Hunterdon County, NJ (30) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Monmouth County, NJ (26) · latest Aug 22, 2015
Middlesex County, NJ (24) · latest Aug 18, 2019
Bucks County, PA (22) · latest 2019
Warren County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 28, 2019

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