Blushing Milkcap
Lactarius controversus · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
137US records
15states
Augbusiest month
137 US records since 1899 (21 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 8, 2024 (about 24 months ago) near Thornton, Sacramento County, CA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from Colorado, Michigan and California, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Pitkin County, CO (18) · latest Jul 29, 2022
- Cheboygan County, MI (11) · latest Aug 12, 1968
- Albany County, WY (8) · latest Aug 3, 1961
- Emmet County, MI (7) · latest Aug 23, 1960
- Summit County, CO (6) · latest Aug 21, 2004
- Boulder County, CO (6) · latest Aug 22, 2010
- Watauga County, NC (6) · latest Aug 19, 1899
- Anchorage Municipality, AK (4) · latest Sep 13, 1965
- Columbia County, OR (4) · latest Oct 14, 2018
- Siskiyou County, CA (3) · latest Oct 5, 1984
More on this species from GBIF.
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