Smooth Cladonia

Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.

Also called: Smooth Horn Lichen, Smooth Clad Lichen, cup lichen

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Eli Talhouk. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Randal. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Randal. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Abby Hyde. CC-BY. 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.

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Recorded observations of Smooth Cladonia by month
Month	Records
January	122
February	30
March	59
April	109
May	387
June	1,099
July	2,244
August	1,709
September	549
October	200
November	75
December	29

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Alaska 1,448 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 819 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 688 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 536 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 337 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 324 records · Foraging rules
Maine 319 records · Foraging rules
Northwest Territories 304 records · Foraging rules
Manitoba 262 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 252 records · Foraging rules
Alberta 241 records · Foraging rules
Newfoundland and Labrador 228 records · Foraging rules
Washington 205 records · Foraging rules
Yukon 166 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 108 records · Foraging rules

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Nova Scotia105 records
Vermont98 records
Nunavut95 records
Tennessee80 records
New Brunswick74 records
Oregon69 records
New York62 records
Massachusetts61 records
Colorado54 records
Wisconsin51 records
Saskatchewan48 records
North Carolina33 records
Montana32 records
North Dakota22 records
Wyoming19 records
Pennsylvania19 records
South Dakota13 records
New Mexico12 records
Ohio11 records
Connecticut9 records
Idaho9 records
Iowa8 records
Prince Edward Island8 records
Florida7 records
New Jersey7 records
Illinois5 records
California5 records
Kentucky5 records
South Carolina5 records
Maryland4 records
Missouri4 records
Virginia4 records
Kansas3 records
Arizona2 records
Indiana2 records
Alabama1 records
District of Columbia1 records
Georgia1 records
Nebraska1 records

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About

Cladonia gracilis or the smooth cup lichen is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first described as a new species by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1787. In North America, it is known colloquially as the "smooth Cladonia". The Cladonia gracilis group is a monophyletic group of species that all are morphologically similar to C. gracilis. In this group, the delimitations of species is difficult due to the morphological similarity between taxa, and the fact that many of the characters used to classify species are influenced by environmental factors such as light exposure, temperature or humidity.

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