Tiny Button Lichen

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• California 235 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 223 records · Foraging rules
• Ontario 197 records · Foraging rules
• Massachusetts 154 records · Foraging rules
• South Dakota 147 records · Foraging rules
• Iowa 141 records · Foraging rules
• Colorado 94 records · Foraging rules
• North Carolina 87 records · Foraging rules
• Michigan 84 records · Foraging rules
• North Dakota 79 records · Foraging rules
• British Columbia 68 records · Foraging rules
• Maine 66 records · Foraging rules
• Kansas 57 records · Foraging rules
• Washington 54 records · Foraging rules
• Wisconsin 50 records · Foraging rules

All state and province foraging laws

About

Amandinea punctata (tiny button lichen) is a crustose brown to gray lichen that grows on wood and rock around the world. It grows on, not in the wood (epiphytic). It prefers bark that is acidic. In California, it is among the most common crustose lichens occurring on trees. Sometimes its thallus is absent, and branches may be covered in its lecideine apothecia. Because of its tolerance of low humidity, it is one of the few epiphytic lichens growing on trees in California deserts, where it commonly grows on the old, dry wood of junipers, and sometimes fallen pinyon pines and oaks, or on their dead branches. Compared to other lichens, it is tolerant of air pollutants and other toxins such as NO2 and SO2.

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