Obion River Wildlife Management Area
- Manager
- State Fish and Wildlife
- Designation
- State Conservation Area
- Size
- 8,996 acres
- Region
- Tennessee
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State wildlife and game areas
No single rule applies; each state sets its own. Check with the state fish and wildlife agency before you pick.
These lands are managed by each state's fish and wildlife or natural resources agency, which sets its own rules. Use the state government directory to find the agency, then check the area's rules or call the local office.
Official source: USA.gov: State government directory
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Tennessee.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Tennessee and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Sheet Lichen
Parmotrema reticulatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Blue Jellyskin
Leptogium cyanescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Lungwort [lichen]
Lobaria pulmonaria
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Many-forked Cladonia
Cladonia furcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Crumpled Rag Lichen
Platismatia tuckermanii
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Smooth Lungwort
Ricasolia quercizans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
Edible (per source) -
Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen
Myelochroa aurulenta
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).