Poplar Rust
Melampsora medusae Thüm.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Whitney Brook Matson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Jonny Tostenson. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Jonny Tostenson. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Rose Zappa. CC-BY. 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 | 12 |
| February | 27 |
| March | 23 |
| April | 25 |
| May | 51 |
| June | 216 |
| July | 231 |
| August | 591 |
| September | 782 |
| October | 575 |
| November | 51 |
| December | 20 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Washington 243 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 233 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 230 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 125 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 109 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 106 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 96 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 88 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 85 records · Foraging rules
- New York 84 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 80 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 69 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 65 records · Foraging rules
- Nebraska 58 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 54 records · Foraging rules
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- New Mexico50 records
- California46 records
- Michigan44 records
- Quebec41 records
- New Hampshire36 records
- Missouri36 records
- Minnesota34 records
- Iowa33 records
- South Dakota30 records
- North Dakota30 records
- Manitoba27 records
- Oregon23 records
- Louisiana21 records
- Texas21 records
- Arizona20 records
- West Virginia20 records
- Saskatchewan19 records
- South Carolina18 records
- Vermont18 records
- Oklahoma18 records
- Ohio17 records
- Mississippi17 records
- Maryland16 records
- Alberta14 records
- Utah13 records
- Pennsylvania13 records
- Arkansas12 records
- Maine10 records
- Tennessee10 records
- Alabama9 records
- Alaska6 records
- District of Columbia6 records
- Florida5 records
- Nova Scotia4 records
- Northwest Territories4 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Georgia2 records
- New Jersey2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Virginia1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Nevada1 records
More in the genus Melampsora
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