Pebbled Pixie-cup
Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.
Also called: Pebbled Pixie Cup, Pebbled Pixie-cup Lichen, cup lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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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 | 87 |
| February | 48 |
| March | 103 |
| April | 169 |
| May | 284 |
| June | 605 |
| July | 926 |
| August | 798 |
| September | 341 |
| October | 241 |
| November | 91 |
| December | 45 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Alaska 403 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 362 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 332 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 259 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 217 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 213 records · Foraging rules
- North Dakota 133 records · Foraging rules
- California 124 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 117 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 109 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 108 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 107 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 100 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 98 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 94 records · Foraging rules
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- Northwest Territories85 records
- Vermont81 records
- Pennsylvania71 records
- New Mexico64 records
- New York63 records
- Yukon62 records
- Wisconsin62 records
- North Carolina52 records
- Arizona51 records
- New Hampshire50 records
- Connecticut42 records
- Maryland41 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador39 records
- West Virginia38 records
- Montana37 records
- Missouri36 records
- Oregon36 records
- Virginia35 records
- South Dakota33 records
- Nova Scotia33 records
- Illinois31 records
- Ohio31 records
- Kansas30 records
- Wyoming29 records
- Iowa28 records
- Tennessee25 records
- Nebraska23 records
- Idaho22 records
- Indiana17 records
- Hawaii14 records
- Kentucky14 records
- New Jersey14 records
- New Brunswick13 records
- Saskatchewan12 records
- Arkansas12 records
- Texas10 records
- Utah7 records
- Oklahoma6 records
- Georgia5 records
- South Carolina5 records
- Rhode Island4 records
- Prince Edward Island4 records
- Alabama3 records
- Louisiana3 records
- Nevada2 records
- Florida2 records
- Delaware1 records
About
Cladonia pyxidata or the pebbled cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It is host to the lichenicolous fungus Lichenoconium pyxidatae. In Nepal, Cladonia pyxidata has been reported from 4,000 to 4,100 m elevation in a compilation of published records.
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