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Russula bicolor

Russula bicolor (Russula bicolor), photo
Photo: pinonbistro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
248US records
10states
Octbusiest month
248 US records since 1911 (69 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Sep 25, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Spruce Pine, McDowell County, NC, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from New Jersey, Washington and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb2Mar0Apr0May12Jun17Jul42Aug47Sep33Oct65Nov13Dec2

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey192Nov 3, 2019
Washington24Oct 10, 2014
Pennsylvania192019
California3Feb 5, 2013
Massachusetts2Sep 27, 2003
Vermont2Aug 17, 1915
Oregon2Oct 10, 2002
North Carolina2Sep 25, 2022
Texas1Dec 13, 1992
Kansas1–

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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