Velvet Lichen
Cystocoleus ebeneus (Dillwyn) Thwaites
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 | 2 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 16 |
| April | 13 |
| May | 13 |
| June | 8 |
| July | 19 |
| August | 16 |
| September | 26 |
| October | 11 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 5 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Washington 19 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 17 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 13 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 12 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 9 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 9 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 7 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 7 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 5 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 5 records · Foraging rules
- Kentucky 4 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 3 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 3 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 3 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 2 records · Foraging rules
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- Oregon2 records
- Pennsylvania2 records
- Nova Scotia2 records
- Virginia2 records
- Idaho1 records
- Ontario1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- Ohio1 records
- Maine1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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