crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus (Pers.) Jülich
Also called: crown-tipped coral
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Artomyces pyxidatus
Classification from Wikipedia: Artomyces pyxidatus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Andrea Kautz. CC0. 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 | 4 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 13 |
| May | 417 |
| June | 807 |
| July | 909 |
| August | 837 |
| September | 372 |
| October | 232 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 268 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 259 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 230 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 228 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 213 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 203 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 191 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 174 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 153 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 148 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 134 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 131 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 118 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 79 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 77 records · Foraging rules
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- Massachusetts70 records
- Vermont55 records
- Quebec48 records
- New Hampshire47 records
- Connecticut40 records
- New Jersey37 records
- Iowa33 records
- Alberta29 records
- District of Columbia27 records
- Delaware26 records
- Alabama25 records
- Colorado22 records
- Kentucky21 records
- South Carolina19 records
- Missouri17 records
- Arizona16 records
- Maine15 records
- Manitoba14 records
- Nova Scotia10 records
- Texas9 records
- Utah9 records
- New Mexico8 records
- Louisiana7 records
- Wyoming6 records
- Arkansas5 records
- New Brunswick5 records
- Rhode Island5 records
- South Dakota4 records
- Alaska3 records
- Florida3 records
- Idaho3 records
- Mississippi3 records
- Saskatchewan3 records
- British Columbia2 records
- Kansas2 records
- Montana2 records
- California1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Oregon1 records
- Washington1 records
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | smooth |
|---|---|
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Artomyces pyxidatus is a coral fungus that is commonly called crown coral or crown-tipped coral fungus. Its most characteristic feature is the crown-like shape of the tips of its branches. The epithet pyxidatus means "box-like"—a reference to this shape.
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