Honey Waxcap
Hygrocybe reidii · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
51US records
9states
Sepbusiest month
51 US records since 1988 (41 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 2, 2025 (about 11 months ago) near Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Marin County, CA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from California, North Carolina and Florida, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Nov. (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: Sep, Aug, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Humboldt County, CA (15) · latest Sep 21, 2024
- Marin County, CA (12) · latest Dec 2, 2025
- Haywood County, NC (5) · latest Aug 12, 2005
- Mendocino County, CA (4) · latest Jan 19, 2025
- Putnam County, FL (3) · latest Aug 8, 2017
- Luzerne County, PA (2) · latest Jul 17, 2021
- San Mateo County, CA (2) · latest Apr 28, 2024
- Lake County, MN (1) · latest Aug 21, 1988
- Sevier County, TN (1) · latest Jul 10, 2004
- Macon County, NC (1) · latest Jul 26, 2014
More on this species from GBIF.
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