Melanoleuca acris
Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
37US records
12states
Octbusiest month
37 US records since 1898 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 19, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Ridge, Suffolk County, NY, a preserved specimen in The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Most US records come from New York, Massachusetts and Florida, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov 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: Oct, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (9) · latest Sep 25, 1994
- Alachua County, FL (4) · latest Jan 20, 1941
- Middlesex County, MA (3) · latest 1904
- Suffolk County, NY (2) · latest Nov 19, 2021
- Worcester County, MA (2) · latest Nov 14, 1898
- Oakland County, MI (1) · latest Oct 7, 1980
- Macomb County, MI (1) · latest Aug 24, 2018
- Hampshire County, MA (1) · latest Oct 10, 2018
- Allegheny County, PA (1) · latest Oct 21, 1945
- Rockland County, NY (1) · latest Oct 29, 1967
More on this species from GBIF.
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