Many-forked Cladonia
Cladonia furcata (Huds.) Baumg.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Randal. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Bonnie Isaac. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Deniz Wilson. 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 | 119 |
| February | 125 |
| March | 299 |
| April | 506 |
| May | 638 |
| June | 687 |
| July | 818 |
| August | 839 |
| September | 475 |
| October | 478 |
| November | 253 |
| December | 175 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- North Carolina 433 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 426 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 329 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 318 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 274 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 271 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 269 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 263 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 240 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 239 records · Foraging rules
- California 224 records · Foraging rules
- New York 224 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 212 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 201 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 172 records · Foraging rules
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- Oregon163 records
- Ontario162 records
- Missouri154 records
- Arkansas152 records
- New Hampshire149 records
- Connecticut141 records
- Quebec124 records
- Michigan116 records
- Minnesota114 records
- Kentucky113 records
- Nova Scotia93 records
- New Jersey83 records
- Alabama56 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador53 records
- Iowa50 records
- Illinois46 records
- Georgia43 records
- Indiana37 records
- New Brunswick31 records
- Yukon23 records
- South Carolina20 records
- Alberta20 records
- Kansas20 records
- Colorado19 records
- Oklahoma18 records
- Florida15 records
- Rhode Island15 records
- Wisconsin15 records
- Montana12 records
- Delaware11 records
- New Mexico10 records
- Hawaii10 records
- Idaho9 records
- Manitoba5 records
- Saskatchewan5 records
- Northwest Territories3 records
- Arizona3 records
- Mississippi2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Nunavut1 records
- Louisiana1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
About
Cladonia furcata or the many-forked cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It has an intermediate to tolerant air pollution sensitivity. Extracts of this species have been shown to kill leukemia cells in vitro, and may have possible value in the treatment of cancer.
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Common Powderhorn
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Pebbled Pixie-cup
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