Small White Deer Mushroom
Pluteus tomentosulus · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
64US records
18states
Julbusiest month
64 US records since 1898 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 25, 2024 (about 2 years ago) near Seattle, King County, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Michigan, Washington and New York, and the busiest months are Jul, Sep and Jun. (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: Jul, Sep, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (8) · latest Jun 29, 1999
- Citrus County, FL (7) · latest 1943
- Pierce County, WA (6) · latest Oct 11, 2014
- Cheboygan County, MI (6) · latest Aug 7, 1961
- Chippewa County, MI (2) · latest 1917-09
- Emmet County, MI (2) · latest Aug 13, 1953
- Marquette County, MI (2) · latest Sep 22, 1963
- Grant County, WA (2)
- Clearwater County, MN (1) · latest Jul 22, 1982
- Hancock County, WV (1) · latest Jun 4, 2006
More on this species from GBIF.
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