Surprise Lichen
Bacidia schweinitzii (E.Michener) A.Schneider
Also called: Champion Crust, Schweinitz's dotted lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Dan Vickers. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Sam Bucciarelli. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Bethany Teigen. 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 | 87 |
| February | 74 |
| March | 253 |
| April | 349 |
| May | 335 |
| June | 190 |
| July | 233 |
| August | 209 |
| September | 262 |
| October | 344 |
| November | 125 |
| December | 297 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- North Carolina 486 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 219 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 197 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 164 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 147 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 136 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 133 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 120 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 111 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 105 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 101 records · Foraging rules
- New York 87 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 83 records · Foraging rules
- South Carolina 82 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 80 records · Foraging rules
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- Missouri77 records
- New Hampshire70 records
- Wisconsin57 records
- Mississippi56 records
- Maine52 records
- Vermont48 records
- West Virginia44 records
- Kentucky44 records
- New Jersey43 records
- Quebec33 records
- Ohio31 records
- Indiana28 records
- Delaware26 records
- Massachusetts25 records
- Connecticut15 records
- Nova Scotia12 records
- District of Columbia9 records
- Oklahoma8 records
- Illinois7 records
- New Brunswick6 records
- Texas5 records
- Iowa2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- California1 records
- Kansas1 records
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