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Russula humidicola

Russula humidicola (Russula humidicola), photo
Photo: Alex Karasoulos, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
251US records
9states
Julbusiest month
251 US records since 1902 (68 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jul 16, 2020 (about 6 years ago) near Stow, Middlesex County, MA, a preserved specimen in Duke University Herbarium Fungal Collection. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and the busiest months are Jul, Aug and Oct. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun20Jul56Aug55Sep39Oct50Nov6Dec0

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

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey202Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania232019
New York11Sep 18, 1915
Indiana5Jul 13, 2010
Massachusetts3Jul 16, 2020
Connecticut2Sep 5, 1992
Illinois2Jul 27, 2010
Michigan2Aug 7, 1953
Louisiana1Jul 18, 1995

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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