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Hairy Leg Bell

Galerina vittiformis · Family Hymenogastraceae · Updated October 2026

165US records

18states

Octbusiest month

165 US records since 1887 (40 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Oct 17, 2025 (about 12 months ago) near Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from Washington, California and New York, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Galerina includes deadly galerina. 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, Nov, Jul.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
Washington	39	Oct 17, 2025
California	36	Dec 25, 2024
New York	26	Jul 8, 2017
Oregon	15	Nov 21, 2023
Michigan	10	Oct 15, 1961
North Carolina	7	Jul 16, 1986
Colorado	7	Aug 5, 2023
Pennsylvania	7	Jun 11, 2022
Florida	4	Nov 21, 1943
Alabama	3	Oct 2, 1897
Wyoming	2	Aug 7, 1987
Virginia	2	Oct 6, 1981

Top counties

Essex County, NY (15) · latest Jul 16, 1916
Lane County, OR (11) · latest Nov 21, 2023
Humboldt County, CA (10) · latest Dec 8, 2024
Pierce County, WA (10) · latest Jun 15, 1987
Grays Harbor County, WA (7) · latest Nov 2, 1993
King County, WA (6) · latest Feb 12, 2022
Mendocino County, CA (5) · latest Nov 10, 2023
Cheboygan County, MI (5) · latest Jul 29, 1953
Snohomish County, WA (5) · latest Oct 11, 1993
Marin County, CA (4) · latest Mar 31, 2024

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