Russula montana
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
120US records
17states
Octbusiest month
120 US records since 1864 (38 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 17, 2025 (about 12 months ago) in Olympic National Park, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Washington, North Carolina and Colorado, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Aug. (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, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Snohomish County, WA (24) · latest Oct 22, 2002
- Kittitas County, WA (12) · latest Sep 15, 2001
- Clallam County, WA (7) · latest Oct 17, 2025
- Clackamas County, OR (6) · latest Oct 8, 1982
- Yancey County, NC (6) · latest Jun 24, 2022
- King County, WA (5) · latest Sep 30, 1999
- Island County, WA (4) · latest Oct 27, 1996
- Summit County, CO (4) · latest Aug 16, 1997
- Summit County, UT (3) · latest Aug 24, 2019
- Swain County, NC (3) · latest Sep 28, 2021
More on this species from GBIF.
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