Bloody Brittlegill
Russula sanguinaria · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
91US records
16states
Octbusiest month
91 US records since 1899 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 5, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Park County, CO, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from Washington, California and Tennessee, and the busiest months are Oct, Nov 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, Nov, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- San Juan County, WA (18) · latest Nov 11, 1979
- Snohomish County, WA (6) · latest Oct 22, 2002
- Mendocino County, CA (5) · latest Nov 22, 1986
- Tillamook County, OR (5) · latest Oct 31, 2009
- Kittitas County, WA (4) · latest Oct 8, 1989
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Sep 23, 1983
- King County, WA (3) · latest Sep 30, 2004
- Campbell County, TN (3) · latest Sep 11, 2013
- Contra Costa County, CA (3) · latest Mar 5, 2014
- Alameda County, CA (3) · latest Jan 24, 1938
More on this species from GBIF.
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