Bald Cavalier
Melanoleuca melaleuca · Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
252US records
32states
Octbusiest month
252 US records since 1885 (19 in the last 10 years)
Last seen May 10, 2026 (about 6 months ago) near Point Baker, Santa Rosa County, FL, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Washington and Alaska, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov and Aug. (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, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Alachua County, FL (18) · latest Jul 4, 1950
- Grant County, WA (14) · latest Nov 4, 1982
- San Mateo County, CA (13) · latest Jan 16, 2024
- Orange County, NC (11) · latest Oct 12, 1936
- Mendocino County, CA (10) · latest 2011
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (10) · latest Aug 7, 2016
- San Francisco County, CA (9) · latest Jan 17, 2024
- King County, WA (6)
- Tompkins County, NY (5) · latest Oct 1, 1910
- Essex County, NY (4)
More on this species from GBIF.
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