Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa Hoffm.
Also called: cup lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Charlie Pavlisich. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: Deniz Wilson. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: wweellll. 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.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 165 |
| February | 93 |
| March | 301 |
| April | 354 |
| May | 581 |
| June | 914 |
| July | 1,373 |
| August | 1,151 |
| September | 716 |
| October | 489 |
| November | 215 |
| December | 132 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 537 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 495 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 458 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 449 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 403 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 388 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 370 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 336 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 298 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 295 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 280 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 263 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 263 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 230 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 209 records · Foraging rules
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- Pennsylvania206 records
- Vermont178 records
- New York178 records
- Nova Scotia166 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador119 records
- New Brunswick113 records
- Wisconsin102 records
- Connecticut97 records
- Kentucky96 records
- California85 records
- Alabama75 records
- Oregon60 records
- South Carolina48 records
- New Jersey47 records
- Ohio43 records
- Arkansas37 records
- Georgia33 records
- Missouri23 records
- Idaho21 records
- Illinois19 records
- Florida15 records
- Hawaii14 records
- Iowa14 records
- Manitoba14 records
- Nunavut13 records
- Northwest Territories12 records
- Montana8 records
- Yukon6 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- Alberta2 records
- Oklahoma1 records
- Utah1 records
- Colorado1 records
- Delaware1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Indiana1 records
- Mississippi1 records
About
Cladonia squamosa or the dragon cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.
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