Aspicilia pacifica

Aspicilia pacifica 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 Aspicilia pacifica by month
Month	Records
January	5
February	0
March	2
April	1
May	1
June	8
July	0
August	7
September	1
October	11
November	1
December	3

Where it is found

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

California 38 records · Foraging rules
Montana 1 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Aspicilia pacifica (pacific sunken disk lichen) is a white to grayish, brownish, or ocher crustose areolate lichen that commonly grows on siliceous rock or basalt along the seashore and in higher coastal mountains of California and Baja California. It has numerous small (0.1–.8 mm), round to angular apothecia toward the middle of the thallus, with concave to flat black discs that are sometimes lightened with white pruina. Lichen spot test on the cortex and medulla are I−, K+ yellow to red, P+ orange, and C−. Secondary metabolites include much stictic acid, and some norstictic acid.

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