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Ringed Milk-Cap

Lactarius zonarius · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026

382US records

26states

Augbusiest month

382 US records since 1887 (72 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Sep 13, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Bel Air South, Harford County, MD, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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, Jul, Sep.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
New Jersey	198	Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania	39	2019
North Carolina	24	Oct 16, 2016
California	21	Dec 8, 1963
Virginia	19	Oct 1, 1997
Washington	9	Oct 24, 1974
Idaho	9	Sep 15, 1968
Tennessee	8	Oct 12, 2024
Alabama	7	Nov 10, 1896
New York	6	Sep 4, 1952
Colorado	5	Aug 21, 2007
Illinois	4	Jul 10, 1999

Top counties

Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
Hunterdon County, NJ (15) · latest Aug 25, 2019
Monmouth County, NJ (13) · latest Aug 22, 2015
Middlesex County, NJ (12) · latest Aug 18, 2019
Montgomery County, VA (11) · latest Sep 2, 1991
Warren County, NJ (11) · latest Jul 28, 2019

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