Woodwaxes
Hygrophorus laurae · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
59US records
13states
Octbusiest month
59 US records since 1893 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 25, 2013 (about 13 years ago) near Fifty-Six, Stone County, AR, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New York, California and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Dec. (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: Oct, Sep, Dec.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (17) · latest Oct 12, 1910
- Washington County, NY (4) · latest Oct 11, 1918
- Orange County, NC (3) · latest Oct 25, 1942
- Albany County, NY (2) · latest Sep 24, 1893
- Blount County, TN (2) · latest Oct 21, 1941
- Mendocino County, CA (2) · latest Dec 1, 1962
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Dec 15, 1987
- Stone County, AR (2) · latest Oct 25, 2013
- Madison County, NY (2) · latest Sep 24, 1893
- Washtenaw County, MI (2) · latest Sep 27, 1940
More on this species from GBIF.
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