Snowy Woodwax
Hygrophorus piceae · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
39US records
10states
Sepbusiest month
39 US records since 1950 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 8, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Blyn, Clallam County, WA, a preserved specimen in International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). Most US records come from California, Washington and Idaho, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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, Oct, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Mendocino County, CA (4) · latest Dec 13, 1969
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Sep 26, 1968
- Itasca County, MN (3) · latest Sep 23, 1994
- Santa Cruz County, CA (3) · latest Nov 30, 1972
- Anchorage Municipality, AK (3) · latest Sep 6, 2021
- Humboldt County, CA (2) · latest Nov 22, 1969
- Clallam County, WA (2) · latest Nov 8, 2021
- Douglas County, OR (2) · latest Oct 12, 2002
- Lewis County, WA (2) · latest Oct 21, 1972
- Cheboygan County, MI (1) · latest Sep 18, 1950
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