Pluteus hongoi
Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
64US records
16states
Sepbusiest month
64 US records since 1953 (59 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 28, 2026 (about 8 weeks ago) in Hiawatha National Forest, MI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Indiana, New York and Michigan, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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: Sep, Oct, Aug.
Top counties
- Brown County, IN (9) · latest May 9, 2025
- Clarion County, PA (6) · latest Sep 19, 2025
- Wise County, VA (4) · latest Sep 22, 2024
- Alger County, MI (3) · latest Aug 28, 2026
- Windham County, VT (3) · latest Sep 12, 2025
- Rockland County, NY (2) · latest Jul 23, 2022
- Emmet County, MI (2) · latest Aug 13, 1953
- Orange County, IN (2) · latest Oct 22, 2021
- Portage County, OH (2) · latest May 30, 2024
- St. Joseph County, IN (2) · latest Aug 18, 2021
More on this species from GBIF.
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