Shining Waxcap, Nested Waxcap
Gloioxanthomyces nitidus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Lodge, Vizzini, Ercole & Boertm.
Also called: shining waxcap
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
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 | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 29 |
| June | 42 |
| July | 188 |
| August | 247 |
| September | 159 |
| October | 111 |
| November | 19 |
| December | 4 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 58 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 45 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 39 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 27 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 26 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 24 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 22 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 20 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 18 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 16 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 13 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 12 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 12 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 8 records · Foraging rules
- Prince Edward Island 8 records · Foraging rules
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- Wisconsin7 records
- West Virginia7 records
- Tennessee5 records
- British Columbia4 records
- Florida4 records
- Maryland4 records
- Texas3 records
- Manitoba3 records
- Ohio3 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador2 records
- Minnesota1 records
- Idaho1 records
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