South Mountain State Park - Battlefield
- Manager
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Designation
- State Park
- Size
- 161 acres
- Region
- Maryland
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State parks
No single rule applies; each state park agency sets its own. Check with the park or its state agency before you pick.
State park rules are set by each state's agency and sometimes by the individual park. Use the state government directory to find the parks agency, then check the park's rules or ask a ranger. See this site's state pages for what we have verified.
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 Maryland.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Maryland 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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Gray's Cup Lichen
Cladonia grayi
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Western Pine-Aster Rust
Coleosporium asterum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rosette lichen
Physcia millegrana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turban Lichen
Cladonia peziziformis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Pine-oak gall rust
Cronartium quercuum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Edible (per source)
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).