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Leucopaxillus laterarius

Leucopaxillus laterarius (Leucopaxillus laterarius), photo
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
317US records
18states
Julbusiest month
317 US records since 1901 (76 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Nov 23, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Lawrence, Douglas County, KS, a preserved specimen in R. L. McGregor Herbarium Lichen Collection. Most US records come from New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Jul, Oct and Aug. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan1Feb1Mar0Apr0May14Jun21Jul74Aug60Sep46Oct66Nov13Dec7

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Oct, Aug.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey193Nov 3, 2019
Michigan27Jul 10, 1968
Pennsylvania232019
Tennessee20Sep 12, 2017
Oklahoma13Oct 20, 2017
New York13Aug 10, 2019
Arizona5Aug 5, 2015
California4Nov 11, 1966
North Carolina4Oct 14, 2019
Texas3Dec 28, 2016
Ohio3Sep 25, 1906
Minnesota2Jul 22, 1981

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More on this species from GBIF.

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