cup lichen
Cladonia ecmocyna Leight.
Also called: Frosted Cup Lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Randal. 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.
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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 30 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 33 |
| May | 64 |
| June | 216 |
| July | 728 |
| August | 527 |
| September | 191 |
| October | 70 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 688 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 241 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 224 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 174 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 117 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 96 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 91 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 59 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 54 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 43 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 28 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 28 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 27 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 23 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 16 records · Foraging rules
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- New Mexico12 records
- Ontario10 records
- New Hampshire5 records
- Maine2 records
- Massachusetts1 records
- Vermont1 records
- Virginia1 records
About
Cladonia ecmocyna or the frosted cup lichen is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first scientifically described as a new species in 1810 by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius as Cenomyce ecmocyna. British botanist William Allport Leighton transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1866. In North America, it is known colloquially as the "frosted cladonia".
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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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