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Blackedged Shield

Blackedged Shield (Pluteus atromarginatus), photo
Photo: 陳彥杰, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Pluteus atromarginatus · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
64US records
18states
Octbusiest month
64 US records since 1909 (27 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Oct 17, 2025 (about 12 months ago) near Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from California, Washington and Michigan, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Nov. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan4Feb0Mar1Apr2May2Jun1Jul4Aug4Sep16Oct23Nov5Dec2

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Nov.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
California23Dec 20, 2024
Washington11Oct 17, 2025
Michigan5Jul 28, 1953
New York3Jul 30, 2023
Texas3Apr 9, 2001
Minnesota2Sep 29, 2013
Illinois2Oct 26, 2000
Oregon2Oct 13, 1986
Tennessee2Jun 11, 1949
Idaho2Sep 16, 1977
Indiana2Aug 18, 2023
Arizona1Sep 1, 2024

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