Lepista amara
Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
62US records
11states
Sepbusiest month
62 US records since 1930 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 10, 2017 (about 9 years ago) near Lander, Fremont County, WY, a preserved specimen in University of Wyoming, Wilhelm G. Solheim Mycological Herbarium. Most US records come from Washington, California and Idaho, 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
- San Juan County, WA (7) · latest Sep 28, 1975
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Sep 25, 1976
- Valley County, ID (4) · latest Jun 28, 1980
- Alameda County, CA (4) · latest Nov 19, 1972
- Thurston County, WA (4) · latest Oct 25, 1971
- Boulder County, CO (3) · latest Jul 3, 1995
- Pima County, AZ (2) · latest Aug 2, 1980
- Coconino County, AZ (2) · latest Aug 26, 1978
- Jefferson County, WA (2) · latest 1975-08
- Fremont County, WY (1) · latest Sep 10, 2017
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