Russula romellii
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
44US records
12states
Augbusiest month
44 US records since 1953 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 26, 2020 (about 6 years ago) near Crandon Lakes, Sussex County, NJ, a preserved specimen in International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). Most US records come from West Virginia, New Jersey and Tennessee, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Jun. (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, Jun.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Knox County, TN (7) · latest Jul 28, 1979
- Somerset County, NJ (5) · latest Jun 25, 2001
- Pendleton County, WV (2) · latest Aug 19, 2005
- Sussex County, NJ (2) · latest Aug 26, 2020
- Pike County, PA (2) · latest Jun 24, 2000
- Macon County, NC (2) · latest Jul 23, 1956
- Gilmer County, WV (1) · latest Aug 6, 2003
- Barbour County, WV (1) · latest Jul 29, 2002
- Mercer County, WV (1) · latest Jul 29, 2004
- Hardy County, WV (1) · latest Aug 7, 2004
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