Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.
Also called: Green Reindeer Lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Dan Vickers. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Jason Grant. 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 | 77 |
| February | 50 |
| March | 59 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 154 |
| June | 502 |
| July | 963 |
| August | 752 |
| September | 214 |
| October | 171 |
| November | 63 |
| December | 34 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 760 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 332 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 210 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 181 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 171 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 160 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 134 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 127 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 121 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 117 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 105 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 102 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 87 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 80 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 74 records · Foraging rules
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- Quebec73 records
- Virginia67 records
- Alberta62 records
- Connecticut60 records
- New Jersey54 records
- New Hampshire51 records
- Minnesota40 records
- Vermont38 records
- New York35 records
- Pennsylvania32 records
- Tennessee25 records
- Washington25 records
- Nunavut18 records
- Colorado16 records
- Georgia14 records
- Montana14 records
- Kentucky12 records
- Florida11 records
- Wisconsin11 records
- Rhode Island9 records
- Ohio8 records
- Prince Edward Island7 records
- Missouri6 records
- Idaho6 records
- Illinois6 records
- Oregon6 records
- Wyoming5 records
- Alabama4 records
- Indiana4 records
- South Carolina4 records
- Arkansas3 records
- Delaware1 records
- Iowa1 records
- Kansas1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
About
Cladonia arbuscula, also referred to as shrubby cup lichen or green reindeer lichen, is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
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Mealy Pixie-cup
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Common Powderhorn
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
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