Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen
Cladonia deformis (L.) Hoffm.
Also called: deformed cup lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Alex Press. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: The New York Botanical Garden. CC-BY. Source (gbif)
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 | 21 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 11 |
| May | 73 |
| June | 286 |
| July | 664 |
| August | 518 |
| September | 193 |
| October | 42 |
| November | 16 |
| December | 5 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Quebec 411 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 216 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 188 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 124 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 118 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 107 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 83 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 81 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 78 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 73 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 62 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 58 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 51 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 40 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 36 records · Foraging rules
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- Vermont29 records
- Yukon28 records
- Nunavut28 records
- Montana21 records
- New York21 records
- New Brunswick21 records
- South Dakota10 records
- Saskatchewan9 records
- Wisconsin7 records
- New Mexico7 records
- Pennsylvania7 records
- Nova Scotia7 records
- Oregon6 records
- West Virginia6 records
- Massachusetts6 records
- Connecticut2 records
- Alabama2 records
- California2 records
- Idaho2 records
- Illinois2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Ohio2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Kansas1 records
- Maryland1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
- Hawaii1 records
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
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