Birch Rust
Melampsoridium betulinum (Pers.) Kleb.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Roberto Daniel Avila. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Alexandria 'Alex' Wenninger. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Alexandria 'Alex' Wenninger. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Roberto Daniel Avila. 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 | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 7 |
| July | 55 |
| August | 140 |
| September | 178 |
| October | 79 |
| November | 10 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Massachusetts 72 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 62 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 52 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 43 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 27 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 24 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 22 records · Foraging rules
- New York 20 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 19 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 18 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 18 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 15 records · Foraging rules
- Yukon 11 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 11 records · Foraging rules
- California 10 records · Foraging rules
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- Nova Scotia8 records
- Maine8 records
- Alberta7 records
- Indiana6 records
- New Jersey6 records
- Illinois4 records
- Montana3 records
- Minnesota2 records
- New Brunswick2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- Vermont2 records
- Washington1 records
- Manitoba1 records
- Wyoming1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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