Conifer Scalycap
Pyrrhulomyces astragalinus · Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
63US records
10states
Octbusiest month
63 US records since 1941 (11 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 16, 2022 (about 4 years ago) in Sue-meg State Park, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Washington, Oregon and North Carolina, 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
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Jefferson County, WA (6) · latest Oct 27, 2020
- Pierce County, WA (5) · latest Oct 2, 1992
- Clallam County, WA (5) · latest Oct 28, 2001
- Snohomish County, WA (5) · latest Sep 18, 2004
- Tillamook County, OR (3) · latest Nov 1, 1978
- Lane County, OR (3) · latest Oct 28, 2021
- Swain County, NC (3) · latest Sep 15, 1951
- Anchorage Municipality, AK (3) · latest Sep 4, 2021
- Skamania County, WA (3) · latest Oct 7, 1973
- King County, WA (3) · latest 1979-09
More on this species from GBIF.
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