gray-rimmed firedot lichen
Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th.Fr.
Also called: orange lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Simon Conover. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. 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 | 39 |
| February | 45 |
| March | 96 |
| April | 134 |
| May | 218 |
| June | 284 |
| July | 420 |
| August | 319 |
| September | 174 |
| October | 110 |
| November | 63 |
| December | 59 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 381 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 177 records · Foraging rules
- California 124 records · Foraging rules
- North Dakota 119 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 105 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 77 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 69 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 61 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 59 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 52 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 47 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 44 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 44 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 40 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 35 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado35 records
- British Columbia34 records
- Alaska33 records
- Nunavut33 records
- North Carolina32 records
- Georgia31 records
- Arkansas29 records
- Massachusetts29 records
- Illinois28 records
- Idaho25 records
- Oregon25 records
- Ohio24 records
- Maine23 records
- Alberta22 records
- Pennsylvania22 records
- Virginia19 records
- Wyoming19 records
- Tennessee17 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador17 records
- Manitoba15 records
- New York13 records
- Nebraska13 records
- Connecticut12 records
- Saskatchewan11 records
- Arizona11 records
- New Mexico10 records
- Montana10 records
- Northwest Territories10 records
- Florida9 records
- Yukon8 records
- Oklahoma8 records
- Utah7 records
- Texas7 records
- Mississippi5 records
- Delaware5 records
- New Jersey5 records
- New Hampshire4 records
- New Brunswick4 records
- Indiana3 records
- Maryland3 records
- Nevada3 records
- Rhode Island3 records
- West Virginia3 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Hawaii1 records
About
Caloplaca cerina, also known as the gray-rimmed firedot lichen, is a species of lichen. It is part of the monophyletic Caloplaca cerina species group and is the type species of the genus Caloplaca.
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