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Galactic Milk Cap

Galactic Milk Cap (Lactarius xanthogalactus), photo
Photo: Alex, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Lactarius xanthogalactus · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
467US records
4states
Janbusiest month
467 US records since 1960 (315 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jan 13, 2026 (about 9 months ago) near Occidental, Sonoma County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Oregon and Arizona, and the busiest months are Jan, Dec and Nov. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan158Feb64Mar6Apr2May0Jun0Jul0Aug1Sep4Oct13Nov84Dec134

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jan, Dec, Nov.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
California436Jan 13, 2026
Oregon28Nov 2, 2025
Arizona2Aug 29, 1991
Pennsylvania1Sep 19, 2024

Top counties

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