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Lactarius rimosellus

Lactarius rimosellus (Lactarius rimosellus), photo
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
299US records
18states
Augbusiest month
299 US records since 1902 (73 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Aug 24, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Flat Rock, Henderson County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun23Jul61Aug75Sep39Oct63Nov9Dec1

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Oct, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey191Nov 3, 2019
North Carolina29Aug 24, 2023
Pennsylvania272019
Florida13Nov 29, 2016
New York7Jun 29, 2017
Tennessee6Aug 7, 1973
Vermont5Aug 17, 1938
Maryland4Oct 13, 1969
Mississippi3Jul 24, 2012
Texas3Nov 29, 1985
West Virginia2Jul 6, 2008
Michigan2Jul 13, 1957

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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