Leather Lichen
Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W.Mann
Also called: Common Stippleback, Common stippleback lichen, Silverskin lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Archer Silverman. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: WF_MI. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Randal. 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 | 56 |
| February | 61 |
| March | 107 |
| April | 145 |
| May | 135 |
| June | 202 |
| July | 307 |
| August | 217 |
| September | 150 |
| October | 92 |
| November | 92 |
| December | 34 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 114 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 108 records · Foraging rules
- California 102 records · Foraging rules
- Arizona 81 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 79 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 77 records · Foraging rules
- New Mexico 70 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 64 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 62 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 56 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 56 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 54 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 51 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 48 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 42 records · Foraging rules
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- Oregon41 records
- Connecticut40 records
- Idaho39 records
- Vermont39 records
- Maine38 records
- Illinois37 records
- New York36 records
- Tennessee35 records
- Wisconsin33 records
- Quebec31 records
- Virginia31 records
- Utah30 records
- West Virginia27 records
- South Dakota26 records
- Maryland25 records
- Montana21 records
- North Carolina20 records
- Pennsylvania20 records
- Alberta18 records
- Wyoming17 records
- Nevada14 records
- Arkansas14 records
- North Dakota13 records
- Kentucky12 records
- Alaska11 records
- Indiana9 records
- New Jersey9 records
- New Brunswick7 records
- Alabama5 records
- Yukon4 records
- New Hampshire4 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador4 records
- Oklahoma4 records
- South Carolina3 records
- Nunavut3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Northwest Territories3 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- Manitoba2 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- Delaware1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
About
Dermatocarpon miniatum is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Verrucariaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species Adelococcus immersus and Halecania alpivaga. The species most commonly grows in dry rock, in areas of high sunlight.
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