Bloody Brittlegill
Russula sanguinea · Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
103US records
22states
Octbusiest month
103 US records since 1903 (8 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Transylvania County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from North Carolina, Washington and Virginia, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Sep. (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, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Montgomery County, VA (7) · latest Oct 22, 1983
- Lincoln County, OR (5) · latest Oct 12, 2018
- Itasca County, MN (4) · latest Sep 16, 1981
- Durham County, NC (4) · latest Oct 4, 2018
- Pierce County, WA (4) · latest Sep 18, 1948
- Knox County, TN (3) · latest Jul 13, 1943
- Buncombe County, NC (3) · latest 1919-08
- Windham County, VT (3) · latest 1921
- Orange County, NC (3) · latest Sep 27, 1916
- Bonner County, ID (3) · latest Oct 9, 1920
More on this species from GBIF.
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