Russula subtilis
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
91US records
17states
Augbusiest month
91 US records since 1902 (17 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jun 28, 2025 (about 16 months ago) in Hoosier National Forest, IN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (31) · latest Jul 31, 2010
- Porter County, IN (14) · latest Aug 14, 2008
- Sevier County, TN (3) · latest Jul 6, 2015
- Fayette County, WV (2) · latest Aug 23, 2005
- Morris County, NJ (2) · latest Aug 10, 1997
- Cheshire County, NH (2) · latest Aug 19, 1989
- Transylvania County, NC (2) · latest Jul 16, 2004
- Cocke County, TN (2) · latest Aug 23, 2016
- Middlesex County, MA (2) · latest Jul 16, 2020
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Jul 11, 2022
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