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Russula veternosa

Russula veternosa (Russula veternosa), photo
Photo: pinonbistro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Family Russulaceae · Updated October 2026
256US records
15states
Augbusiest month
256 US records since 1901 (68 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Nov 3, 2019 (about 7 years ago) near Belleplain, Cape May County, NJ, a field observation from Fungi of parks, forests and reserves of New Jersey (2007-2019). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Oct. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun18Jul55Aug60Sep35Oct54Nov8Dec0

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jul, Oct.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey192Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania282019
Michigan11Jul 13, 1977
New York4Aug 17, 1985
Massachusetts3Oct 4, 1918
North Carolina3Aug 16, 1958
Vermont3Aug 12, 1961
Washington3Oct 24, 1978
Connecticut2Aug 22, 1902
Idaho2Sep 26, 1987
Indiana1Aug 23, 2008
Oregon1Oct 10, 2002

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