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Common Rustgill

Common Rustgill (Gymnopilus penetrans), photo
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Gymnopilus penetrans · Family Hymenogastraceae · Updated October 2026
302US records
23states
Octbusiest month
302 US records since 1894 (91 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jan 14, 2025 (about 21 months ago) near Arcata, Humboldt County, CA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan7Feb2Mar1Apr0May13Jun20Jul43Aug63Sep43Oct67Nov16Dec9

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

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey200Oct 31, 2021
Pennsylvania222019
North Carolina13Oct 17, 2020
California9Jan 14, 2025
Washington9Oct 27, 2024
Florida8Feb 15, 2022
New York7Oct 31, 2022
Alabama5Dec 21, 1899
Michigan5Sep 20, 1995
Colorado5Aug 9, 2013
Massachusetts3Sep 16, 2021
Texas3Nov 13, 2021

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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