Gritty British Soldiers Lichen
Cladonia floerkeana (Fr.) Flörke
Also called: Florke's cup lichen, Scarlet Tips
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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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 | 6 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 21 |
| April | 34 |
| May | 22 |
| June | 46 |
| July | 62 |
| August | 85 |
| September | 25 |
| October | 21 |
| November | 14 |
| December | 6 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Massachusetts 48 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 30 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 27 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 26 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 26 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 24 records · Foraging rules
- New York 22 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 21 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 21 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 15 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 13 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 13 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 11 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 10 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 10 records · Foraging rules
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- Florida9 records
- Tennessee9 records
- Nova Scotia8 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador8 records
- Alabama6 records
- Louisiana6 records
- Virginia5 records
- Ontario5 records
- Maryland4 records
- Wisconsin3 records
- Ohio2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Washington2 records
- Missouri1 records
- Texas1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- British Columbia1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Illinois1 records
- South Carolina1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Cladonia
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Reindeer Moss
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Smooth Cladonia
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British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Many-forked Cladonia
Cladonia furcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Thorn Lichen
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Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Mealy Pixie-cup
Cladonia chlorophaea
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Powderhorn
Cladonia coniocraea
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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