Crazy Scale Lichen
Cladonia turgida Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
Also called: Crazy-scale lichen, turgid 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 | 6 |
| February | 6 |
| March | 13 |
| April | 44 |
| May | 117 |
| June | 196 |
| July | 367 |
| August | 338 |
| September | 156 |
| October | 117 |
| November | 23 |
| December | 5 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 303 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 197 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 183 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 183 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 164 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 121 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 84 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 53 records · Foraging rules
- New York 39 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 24 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 24 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 22 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 19 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 10 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 9 records · Foraging rules
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- Wisconsin6 records
- Washington6 records
- Colorado5 records
- North Carolina4 records
- West Virginia3 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Illinois3 records
- New Jersey3 records
- New Mexico3 records
- South Carolina3 records
- Tennessee3 records
- Alberta3 records
- Oregon2 records
- Northwest Territories2 records
- Pennsylvania2 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- Yukon1 records
- Georgia1 records
- Kansas1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- Ohio1 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
- Utah1 records
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