Orange Mycena
Mycena leaiana · Family Mycenaceae · Updated October 2026
1,859US records
27states
Augbusiest month
1,859 US records since 1885 (1,234 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 28, 2026 (about 4 weeks ago) near Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jun. (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, Sep, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (66) · latest Sep 8, 2026
- Allegheny County, PA (64) · latest Aug 9, 2026
- Summit County, OH (55) · latest Jul 9, 2026
- Hamilton County, OH (46) · latest Aug 23, 2025
- Sussex County, NJ (40) · latest Aug 7, 2021
- Fairfax County, VA (34) · latest Aug 29, 2025
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (26) · latest May 28, 2022
- District of Columbia, DC (25) · latest Sep 7, 2026
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest May 16, 2025
More on this species from GBIF.
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