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Cortinarius pseudosalor

Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026

246US records

12states

Octbusiest month

246 US records since 1945 (67 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Nov 3, 2019 (about 7 years ago) near Belleplain, Cape May County, NJ, a field observation from Fungi of parks, forests and reserves of New Jersey (2007-2019). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, 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.

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: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	191	Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania	19	2019
Tennessee	11	1964-08
California	7	Dec 5, 1995
Oregon	4	Nov 9, 1995
Maryland	3	Oct 3, 1969
North Carolina	3	Jun 29, 1962
Washington	3	Oct 17, 1995
Michigan	2	1961-10
Illinois	1	Oct 27, 1984
Idaho	1	Sep 5, 2008
Alaska	1	Sep 1, 2001

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Monmouth County, NJ (13) · latest Aug 22, 2015
Middlesex County, NJ (12) · latest Aug 18, 2019
Warren County, NJ (11) · latest Jul 28, 2019
Bucks County, PA (11) · latest 2019

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