Glutinous Waxcap
Hygrocybe glutinipes · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
33US records
7states
Augbusiest month
33 US records since 2005 (26 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 11, 2025 (about 16 months ago) near Athens, Athens County, OH, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jun and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jun, Jul.
Where it's recorded
| State | Records | Latest sighting |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 16 | Jul 6, 2025 |
| Ohio | 6 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| North Carolina | 5 | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Washington | 3 | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Tennessee | 1 | Aug 14, 2005 |
| California | 1 | – |
| New York | 1 | 2021-07 |
Top counties
- Orange County, IN (9) · latest Jul 6, 2025
- Haywood County, NC (5) · latest Nov 1, 2005
- Thurston County, WA (2) · latest Nov 11, 2020
- Brown County, IN (2) · latest Jul 26, 2024
- Ashtabula County, OH (2) · latest Aug 17, 2023
- Marshall County, IN (2) · latest Oct 22, 2021
- Summit County, OH (2) · latest Aug 11, 2023
- Athens County, OH (2) · latest Jul 11, 2025
- Ripley County, IN (2) · latest Aug 12, 2024
- Cocke County, TN (1) · latest Aug 14, 2005
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