Grey Milk-Cap
Lactarius vietus · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
70US records
18states
Sepbusiest month
70 US records since 1892 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near College, Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from New York, Minnesota and Vermont, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug 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: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Windham County, VT (10) · latest Sep 7, 1916
- Tompkins County, NY (9) · latest Aug 15, 1902
- Anoka County, MN (4) · latest Aug 13, 2014
- Itasca County, MN (3) · latest Oct 5, 1993
- Beltrami County, MN (2) · latest Sep 15, 2015
- Carlton County, MN (2) · latest Sep 1, 1991
- Emmet County, MI (2) · latest Sep 17, 1950
- Richmond County, NY (2) · latest Sep 25, 1920
- Cheboygan County, MI (2) · latest Aug 8, 1920
- Franklin County, NY (2) · latest Aug 25, 1915
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