Black Knot
Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) Arx
Also called: Cherry Black-knot
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Randall H.. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Carter Ertel. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Cole Wolf. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: SiphonophoreSlinger. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
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.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 271 |
| February | 285 |
| March | 500 |
| April | 819 |
| May | 620 |
| June | 495 |
| July | 442 |
| August | 444 |
| September | 406 |
| October | 379 |
| November | 248 |
| December | 228 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 921 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 521 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 351 records · Foraging rules
- New York 278 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 256 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 227 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 198 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 191 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 155 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 131 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 130 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 127 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 121 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 116 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 108 records · Foraging rules
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- Montana90 records
- Colorado80 records
- Virginia74 records
- Maryland70 records
- North Carolina51 records
- Utah50 records
- Vermont50 records
- Maine45 records
- Prince Edward Island44 records
- New Hampshire43 records
- West Virginia40 records
- Ohio36 records
- North Dakota35 records
- California35 records
- Nebraska35 records
- New Brunswick33 records
- Kansas28 records
- Saskatchewan27 records
- Iowa24 records
- Indiana20 records
- South Dakota20 records
- South Carolina20 records
- Oregon19 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador17 records
- Tennessee17 records
- New Mexico16 records
- Georgia15 records
- Alabama15 records
- Washington14 records
- Idaho12 records
- Mississippi11 records
- Delaware11 records
- Wyoming9 records
- Rhode Island9 records
- Missouri9 records
- Texas6 records
- District of Columbia5 records
- Oklahoma4 records
- Kentucky3 records
- Alaska3 records
- Florida3 records
- Arkansas2 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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