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Northern Bearded Milkcap

Lactarius repraesentaneus · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026

149US records

19states

Augbusiest month

149 US records since 1904 (21 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Sep 1, 2025 (about 14 months ago) in Concord Park, TN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Colorado, Alaska and Texas, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (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, Sep, Jul.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
Colorado	75	Aug 25, 2024
Alaska	31	Aug 9, 2025
Texas	7	Oct 29, 1998
Idaho	6	Sep 29, 2022
North Carolina	5	Aug 26, 2023
New York	4	Aug 26, 1931
California	3	Sep 26, 2017
Virginia	3	2016-09
Minnesota	2	Sep 27, 1994
Washington	2	Oct 11, 2014
Michigan	2	Aug 18, 1971
Oregon	2	Jun 14, 1988

Top counties

Clear Creek County, CO (34) · latest Jul 27, 2022
Boulder County, CO (12) · latest Aug 25, 2024
Summit County, CO (8) · latest Aug 16, 1997
Denali Borough, AK (8) · latest Aug 10, 1998
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (7) · latest Aug 9, 2025
Pitkin County, CO (5) · latest Aug 10, 1979
Grand County, CO (5) · latest Aug 13, 2021
Anchorage Municipality, AK (5) · latest Sep 23, 1971
Hardin County, TX (5) · latest Jun 1, 1997
Larimer County, CO (4) · latest Aug 23, 2008

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