Lactarius salmoneus
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
60US records
11states
Augbusiest month
60 US records since 1899 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 12, 2025 (about 12 months ago) near Etowah, McMinn County, TN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama, 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
Top counties
- Blount County, TN (10) · latest Oct 5, 2006
- Orange County, NC (9) · latest Aug 12, 1945
- Sevier County, TN (6) · latest Aug 12, 1942
- Lee County, AL (5) · latest Oct 22, 1900
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Oct 1, 1939
- Cullman County, AL (2) · latest Aug 29, 2021
- Hardin County, TX (2) · latest Aug 30, 1986
- Knox County, TN (2) · latest Jul 26, 1941
- Darlington County, SC (2) · latest Jul 10, 1916
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (2) · latest Jun 4, 2023
More on this species from GBIF.
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