Russula alutacea
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
127US records
25states
Augbusiest month
127 US records since 1885 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 17, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Ward, Boulder County, CO, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from New York, North Carolina and Alaska, 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.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (11) · latest Jul 1, 1920
- Tompkins County, NY (8) · latest Aug 10, 1908
- Suffolk County, NY (6) · latest Aug 1, 1916
- Bronx County, NY (6) · latest Jul 16, 1916
- Siskiyou County, CA (5) · latest Aug 31, 1936
- Juneau City and Borough, AK (5) · latest Aug 23, 2009
- Knox County, TN (4) · latest Jun 28, 1960
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Aug 21, 1902
- El Paso County, CO (4) · latest Aug 8, 1906
- Montgomery County, MD (4) · latest Oct 26, 1899
More on this species from GBIF.
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