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Pluteus aurantiorugosus · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
36US records
13states
Octbusiest month
36 US records since 1904 (23 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 3, 2026 (about 3 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 New York, Minnesota and Illinois, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep 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, Sep, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Rockland County, NY (4) · latest Oct 20, 2019
- Hennepin County, MN (3) · latest Oct 3, 2026
- Washtenaw County, MI (2) · latest Sep 14, 2019
- Champaign County, IL (2) · latest Oct 28, 1980
- Monroe County, IN (2) · latest Aug 17, 2020
- Lyon County, MN (1) · latest Aug 29, 2007
- Rice County, MN (1) · latest Feb 7, 2008
- Dakota County, MN (1) · latest Sep 4, 2006
- Nassau County, NY (1) · latest May 28, 2018
- Piatt County, IL (1) · latest 1922-11
More on this species from GBIF.
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