Ashen Knight
Tricholoma virgatum · Family Tricholomataceae · Updated October 2026
106US records
24states
Sepbusiest month
106 US records since 1899 (11 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 12, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Ward, Boulder County, CO, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Washington, Colorado and Oregon, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct 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: Sep, Oct, Aug.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Clallam County, WA (7) · latest Nov 17, 2001
- Clear Creek County, CO (6) · latest Aug 9, 2012
- Tillamook County, OR (6) · latest Nov 19, 2008
- King County, WA (5) · latest Sep 18, 2001
- Humboldt County, CA (4) · latest Nov 21, 2021
- Pierce County, WA (4) · latest Aug 4, 2016
- Boulder County, CO (4) · latest Aug 12, 2023
- Snohomish County, WA (4) · latest Oct 30, 1976
- Crow Wing County, MN (3) · latest Sep 29, 1973
- La Plata County, CO (3) · latest Sep 8, 1986
More on this species from GBIF.
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