Copper Sunken Disk Lichen

Aspicilia cuprea Owe-Larss. & A.Nordin

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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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.

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Recorded observations of Copper Sunken Disk Lichen by month
Month	Records
January	3
February	0
March	0
April	1
May	4
June	2
July	2
August	2
September	2
October	23
November	8
December	2

Where it is found

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

California 47 records · Foraging rules

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About

Aspicilia cuprea, the copper sunken disk lichen, is a large 1–20-centimeter (0.4–7.9 in) diameter copperish-tan to brown crustose areolate lichen that forms large patches of adjacent lichens on rock (saxicolous). It grows only from northern California to Baja California. It is common and characteristic of siliceous rock in interior valley and western mountains of California. One to many irregularly shaped black apothecia are sunken into the thallus. Lichen spot tests are K+ red, C−, P+ orange, and I−.

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