Greater Sulphur-cup Lichen
Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.
Also called: sulphur 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 | 43 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 3 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 41 |
| June | 274 |
| July | 725 |
| August | 456 |
| September | 109 |
| October | 41 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Quebec 344 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 296 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 295 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 97 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 89 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 83 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 74 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 73 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 70 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 48 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 47 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 37 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 31 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 25 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 20 records · Foraging rules
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- South Dakota16 records
- Idaho16 records
- New Hampshire14 records
- Saskatchewan10 records
- Maine8 records
- Minnesota6 records
- New Brunswick5 records
- Oregon4 records
- Arizona3 records
- Vermont2 records
- Nova Scotia2 records
- New York2 records
- Georgia1 records
- Utah1 records
- Wisconsin1 records
- New Mexico1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
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