Mixed-up Pixie-cup
Cladonia mateocyatha Robb.
Also called: cup lichen
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 | 30 |
| February | 14 |
| March | 49 |
| April | 51 |
| May | 28 |
| June | 35 |
| July | 37 |
| August | 45 |
| September | 18 |
| October | 48 |
| November | 27 |
| December | 5 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- North Carolina 72 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 55 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 45 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 24 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 23 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 20 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 20 records · Foraging rules
- South Carolina 19 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 16 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 16 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 13 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 13 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 12 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 11 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 11 records · Foraging rules
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- Ohio9 records
- Kentucky6 records
- Maine5 records
- Alberta4 records
- Quebec4 records
- New York4 records
- New Jersey3 records
- Kansas3 records
- Wyoming3 records
- Michigan2 records
- Oklahoma2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Nova Scotia2 records
- Vermont2 records
- Washington1 records
- California1 records
- Alaska1 records
- British Columbia1 records
- New Mexico1 records
- Illinois1 records
- Florida1 records
- Montana1 records
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Smooth Cladonia
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Dragon Horn
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Many-forked Cladonia
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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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