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Purple-Red Hygrophorus

Hygrophorus purpurascens · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026

369US records

18states

Augbusiest month

369 US records since 1902 (89 in the last 10 years)

Last seen May 25, 2026 (about 5 months ago) in Siskiyou County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, California and Colorado, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Sep. (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, Oct, Sep.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	191	Nov 3, 2019
California	69	May 25, 2026
Colorado	23	Aug 12, 2023
Pennsylvania	20	2019
Washington	18	Sep 27, 2021
Idaho	10	Sep 5, 2008
Oregon	10	May 18, 2024
Arizona	6	Aug 27, 1971
Minnesota	5	Sep 28, 1994
Alaska	4	Aug 2, 2007
Wyoming	3	Aug 6, 1987
Utah	2	Sep 13, 1969

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Sierra County, CA (13) · latest Jun 6, 2022
Monmouth County, NJ (13) · latest Aug 22, 2015
Tuolumne County, CA (12) · latest Apr 24, 1986
Middlesex County, NJ (12) · latest Aug 18, 2019

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