40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale
Also called: Common Green Shield, Common Green Shield Lichen, Common Greenshield Lichen, flavoparmelia lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Ivan Wiljanen. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Christopher Volker. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Rachel. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Conway Hawn. 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 | 556 |
| February | 470 |
| March | 962 |
| April | 1,415 |
| May | 1,149 |
| June | 1,307 |
| July | 1,665 |
| August | 1,277 |
| September | 1,006 |
| October | 1,003 |
| November | 598 |
| December | 550 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 950 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 767 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 724 records · Foraging rules
- New York 711 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 701 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 696 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 691 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 690 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 572 records · Foraging rules
- California 520 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 409 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 406 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 348 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 340 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 325 records · Foraging rules
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- Maine300 records
- District of Columbia273 records
- West Virginia255 records
- Connecticut218 records
- Missouri204 records
- Arkansas199 records
- Vermont178 records
- Kentucky175 records
- Quebec172 records
- Alabama168 records
- Georgia113 records
- Iowa102 records
- Indiana99 records
- Texas89 records
- Illinois87 records
- Delaware67 records
- Colorado65 records
- Manitoba47 records
- New Mexico45 records
- Nova Scotia40 records
- South Dakota40 records
- Kansas39 records
- Arizona36 records
- Rhode Island33 records
- South Carolina32 records
- New Brunswick29 records
- Oklahoma28 records
- Hawaii23 records
- Louisiana20 records
- North Dakota18 records
- Nebraska15 records
- Mississippi10 records
- Florida5 records
- Oregon5 records
- Washington5 records
- British Columbia3 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Saskatchewan2 records
- Alaska1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Wyoming1 records
About
Flavoparmelia caperata, the common greenshield lichen, is a foliose lichen that grows on the bark of trees, and occasionally on rock.
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