Lustrous Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea exasperatula (Nyl.) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D.Hawksw. & Lumbsch
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 | 5 |
| February | 6 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 18 |
| May | 30 |
| June | 136 |
| July | 284 |
| August | 184 |
| September | 52 |
| October | 19 |
| November | 32 |
| December | 5 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Michigan 93 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 79 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 67 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 64 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 63 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 49 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 47 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 46 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 39 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 38 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 32 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 29 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 25 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 19 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 18 records · Foraging rules
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- Yukon15 records
- California12 records
- Utah11 records
- Wisconsin9 records
- Nunavut8 records
- Northwest Territories8 records
- New Mexico5 records
- Saskatchewan3 records
- New Hampshire2 records
- Arkansas2 records
- Maine2 records
- North Dakota2 records
- Nevada2 records
- New York2 records
- New Brunswick2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Georgia1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- West Virginia1 records
- Arizona1 records
More in the genus Melanohalea
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Brown-eyed Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea subolivacea
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Elegant Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea elegantula
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Spotted Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea olivacea
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Northern Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea septentrionalis
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Appalachian Tree Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea halei
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Many-spored Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea multispora
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Salted brown-shield
Melanohalea infumata
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Warty brown-shield
Melanohalea exasperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.