Blackish-Purple Russula
Russula atropurpurea · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
49US records
20states
Augbusiest month
49 US records since 1902 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 5, 2026 (about 7 weeks ago) near Owatonna, Steele County, MN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Virginia and Vermont, 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
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Aug 21, 1935
- Windham County, VT (4) · latest 1917-08
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Nov 11, 1903
- Richmond County, NY (2) · latest Oct 4, 1919
- Ulster County, NY (2) · latest Aug 7, 1903
- Bergen County, NJ (2) · latest Aug 7, 1914
- Giles County, VA (2) · latest Jul 16, 1999
- Montgomery County, VA (2) · latest Jun 13, 1982
- Swain County, NC (1) · latest Jul 18, 1943
- Tucker County, WV (1) · latest Sep 11, 1992
More on this species from GBIF.
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