Quill Lichen
Cladonia amaurocraea (Flörke) Schaer.
Also called: cup lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
-
Photo: Bea. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Charlie Pavlisich. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Norma Malinowski. 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 | 131 |
| February | 15 |
| March | 12 |
| April | 34 |
| May | 84 |
| June | 474 |
| July | 1,271 |
| August | 973 |
| September | 216 |
| October | 53 |
| November | 11 |
| December | 3 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 834 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 486 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 476 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 344 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 297 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 229 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 161 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 124 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 114 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 71 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 69 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 60 records · Foraging rules
- Saskatchewan 41 records · Foraging rules
- New York 34 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 32 records · Foraging rules
Show 11 more
- Alberta31 records
- Massachusetts27 records
- Vermont17 records
- Washington8 records
- Ohio4 records
- Wisconsin4 records
- Nova Scotia4 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- New Jersey1 records
- North Carolina1 records
- Tennessee1 records
About
Cladonia amaurocraea, commonly known as the quill lichen or the quill cup lichen, is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
More in the genus Cladonia
-
Reindeer Moss
Cladonia rangiferina
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Smooth Cladonia
Cladonia gracilis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Many-forked Cladonia
Cladonia furcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Thorn Lichen
Cladonia uncialis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Mealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia chlorophaea
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Powderhorn
Cladonia coniocraea
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.