fir broom rust
Melampsorella elatina (Alb. & Schwein.) Arthur
Also called: Yellow Witches Broom
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 | 4 |
| February | 6 |
| March | 12 |
| April | 20 |
| May | 80 |
| June | 342 |
| July | 433 |
| August | 419 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 29 |
| November | 12 |
| December | 11 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Wyoming 135 records · Foraging rules
- California 107 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 106 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 101 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 99 records · Foraging rules
- Utah 74 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 71 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 66 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 66 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 50 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 49 records · Foraging rules
- New York 46 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 45 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 44 records · Foraging rules
- New Mexico 44 records · Foraging rules
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- Minnesota41 records
- Vermont40 records
- Washington40 records
- Oregon39 records
- Prince Edward Island31 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador31 records
- Maine21 records
- Alberta20 records
- Alaska15 records
- Michigan13 records
- Northwest Territories12 records
- Arizona11 records
- Yukon10 records
- Manitoba5 records
- Nevada4 records
- Saskatchewan3 records
- South Dakota3 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Pennsylvania2 records
- Massachusetts1 records
- Florida1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Iowa1 records
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