Bighorn Lichen
Cladonia cornuta (L.) Baumg.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Guerric Haché. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Syd Cannings. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Guerric Haché. 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 | 48 |
| February | 4 |
| March | 12 |
| April | 23 |
| May | 76 |
| June | 347 |
| July | 817 |
| August | 537 |
| September | 130 |
| October | 59 |
| November | 19 |
| December | 2 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 510 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 300 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 294 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 168 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 138 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 111 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 108 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 74 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 70 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 54 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 44 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 39 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 29 records · Foraging rules
- Saskatchewan 24 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 24 records · Foraging rules
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- Vermont22 records
- Montana21 records
- Nova Scotia15 records
- Nunavut11 records
- Massachusetts11 records
- New Brunswick11 records
- Wisconsin10 records
- Idaho9 records
- North Dakota8 records
- Tennessee8 records
- Oregon7 records
- Wyoming6 records
- California5 records
- Pennsylvania4 records
- New York4 records
- Colorado4 records
- West Virginia3 records
- New Jersey2 records
- Ohio2 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Arizona1 records
- Alabama1 records
- Virginia1 records
- North Carolina1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Indiana1 records
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Mealy Pixie-cup
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Common Powderhorn
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.