Ugly Milk-Cap
Lactarius turpis · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
40US records
13states
Augbusiest month
40 US records since 1899 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 9, 2025 (about 11 months ago) in Beer Sheva Park, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Massachusetts, Washington and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (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, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Middlesex County, MA (6) · latest 1902
- Windham County, VT (5) · latest Aug 25, 1961
- King County, WA (4) · latest Dec 9, 2025
- Chippewa County, MI (3) · latest Aug 12, 1967
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (3) · latest Aug 19, 1903
- Whatcom County, WA (2) · latest Oct 26, 2023
- Hamilton County, NY (2) · latest Oct 11, 1931
- Tompkins County, NY (2) · latest Sep 5, 1952
- Ramsey County, MN (1) · latest Sep 20, 2014
- Bonner County, ID (1) · latest Sep 11, 1966
More on this species from GBIF.
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