Mealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia chlorophaea (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Spreng.
Also called: Mealy Pixie Cup, Mealy Pixie-cup Lichen, cup 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: Sundari Masters. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Karen Fraser. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: WF_MI. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Spencer Bierman. 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 | 101 |
| February | 44 |
| March | 148 |
| April | 184 |
| May | 324 |
| June | 713 |
| July | 1,318 |
| August | 838 |
| September | 460 |
| October | 297 |
| November | 115 |
| December | 71 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 417 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 358 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 357 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 320 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 309 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 265 records · Foraging rules
- New York 206 records · Foraging rules
- California 188 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 179 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 137 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 131 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 110 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 104 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 98 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 96 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado96 records
- Connecticut89 records
- Nova Scotia88 records
- Wisconsin88 records
- Northwest Territories82 records
- West Virginia74 records
- Massachusetts73 records
- Oregon70 records
- Alberta65 records
- Wyoming64 records
- Tennessee55 records
- New Mexico47 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador46 records
- Ohio46 records
- Maryland45 records
- Vermont44 records
- Yukon44 records
- Idaho42 records
- New Jersey41 records
- Montana38 records
- North Dakota34 records
- New Brunswick33 records
- Nebraska30 records
- Kentucky25 records
- Arizona24 records
- New Hampshire23 records
- Illinois22 records
- Nunavut22 records
- Iowa21 records
- Missouri21 records
- Alabama13 records
- Indiana12 records
- Louisiana11 records
- Hawaii11 records
- Arkansas10 records
- Georgia9 records
- Texas9 records
- Florida7 records
- Saskatchewan7 records
- Utah6 records
- Kansas5 records
- South Carolina4 records
- Oklahoma3 records
- Prince Edward Island3 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Nevada2 records
- Delaware1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
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Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.