Purple Edge Bonnet
Mycena purpureofusca · Family Mycenaceae · Updated October 2026
261US records
15states
Decbusiest month
261 US records since 1902 (198 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jan 14, 2026 (about 9 months ago) near Port Gamble Tribal Community, Kitsap County, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Washington and Oregon, and the busiest months are Dec, Oct and Jan. (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, Oct, Jan.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- San Francisco County, CA (24) · latest Nov 16, 2025
- Contra Costa County, CA (22) · latest Feb 4, 2024
- San Mateo County, CA (18) · latest Dec 23, 2025
- Santa Cruz County, CA (17) · latest Jan 6, 2026
- Lane County, OR (14) · latest Oct 28, 2023
- Humboldt County, CA (12) · latest Nov 9, 2023
- Alameda County, CA (11) · latest Jan 3, 2025
- Marin County, CA (9) · latest Jan 2, 2026
- Clallam County, WA (9) · latest Oct 18, 2025
- Grays Harbor County, WA (7) · latest Oct 26, 1993
More on this species from GBIF.
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