Mauve Bonnet
Mycena meliigena · Family Mycenaceae · Updated October 2026
61US records
13states
Decbusiest month
61 US records since 1947 (57 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 4, 2026 (about 7 weeks ago) near Sherman, Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, New York and Indiana, and the busiest months are Dec, Jan 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: Dec, Jan, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Brown County, IN (10) · latest Dec 4, 2023
- Wise County, VA (4) · latest Jan 25, 2024
- Kings County, NY (4) · latest Sep 18, 2023
- Nevada County, CA (3) · latest Dec 15, 2024
- Los Angeles County, CA (2) · latest Mar 2, 2024
- Santa Barbara County, CA (2) · latest Dec 31, 2024
- Alameda County, CA (2) · latest Jan 15, 2024
- Lake County, CA (2) · latest Jan 3, 2023
- Fresno County, CA (2) · latest Dec 22, 2024
- Aiken County, SC (2)
More on this species from GBIF.
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