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Pluteus pellitus · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
59US records
23states
Augbusiest month
59 US records since 1902 (5 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jun 18, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near East Shoreham, Suffolk County, NY, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from New York, Michigan and West Virginia, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (8) · latest Aug 28, 1906
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (4) · latest Aug 15, 2017
- Alachua County, FL (3) · latest Jul 25, 1997
- Chippewa County, MI (3) · latest 1909-09
- Benzie County, MI (3) · latest 1908-09
- Clearwater County, MN (2) · latest Aug 13, 1982
- Emmet County, MI (2) · latest Jul 4, 1953
- Beltrami County, MN (1) · latest Aug 25, 1995
- San Mateo County, CA (1) · latest Dec 2, 2011
- Putnam County, FL (1) · latest Mar 8, 2017
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