Lactarius payettensis
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
57US records
9states
Sepbusiest month
57 US records since 1954 (2 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 23, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Orick, Humboldt County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Washington and Colorado, and the busiest months are Sep, Nov and Aug. (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, Nov, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Mendocino County, CA (19) · latest Oct 26, 1986
- Humboldt County, CA (8) · latest Oct 23, 2021
- Pierce County, WA (7) · latest Sep 29, 1954
- Pitkin County, CO (6) · latest Aug 9, 2013
- Blount County, TN (4) · latest Sep 3, 1965
- Montmorency County, MI (2) · latest Aug 10, 1967
- Sierra County, CA (1) · latest Sep 20, 1975
- Yancey County, NC (1) · latest Aug 19, 2016
- Sanders County, MT (1) · latest Sep 30, 1978
- King County, WA (1) · latest Sep 24, 1978
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