Russula tenuiceps
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
36US records
13states
Sepbusiest month
36 US records since 1906 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 4, 2020 (about 6 years ago) near Ludlow, Windsor County, VT, a preserved specimen in International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). Most US records come from Tennessee, North Carolina and Vermont, and the busiest months are Sep, Jun and Jul. (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: Sep, Jun, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (5) · latest Jun 9, 1919
- Knox County, TN (4) · latest Nov 7, 1961
- Windsor County, VT (3) · latest Sep 4, 2020
- Johnson County, IA (3) · latest Sep 20, 1936
- Albany County, WY (2) · latest Jul 19, 1940
- Washtenaw County, MI (2) · latest Jul 25, 1912
- Tompkins County, NY (2) · latest Sep 16, 2019
- Greenbrier County, WV (1) · latest Aug 24, 2001
- Gilmer County, WV (1) · latest Jul 21, 2005
- Franklin County, NY (1) · latest Aug 17, 1991
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