Spotted Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea olivacea (L.) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D.Hawksw. & Lumbsch
Also called: Spotted brown-shield
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 | 16 |
| February | 7 |
| March | 14 |
| April | 38 |
| May | 44 |
| June | 125 |
| July | 213 |
| August | 136 |
| September | 53 |
| October | 14 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 10 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 134 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 106 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 73 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 62 records · Foraging rules
- California 57 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 40 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 35 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 29 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 28 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 26 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 23 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 14 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 11 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 10 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 10 records · Foraging rules
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- Massachusetts9 records
- New York7 records
- Arizona7 records
- North Carolina6 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
- Ohio5 records
- Nebraska5 records
- New Brunswick4 records
- Alberta4 records
- Prince Edward Island4 records
- Idaho3 records
- British Columbia3 records
- Nunavut3 records
- New Jersey3 records
- Utah2 records
- Nova Scotia2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Pennsylvania2 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Maryland1 records
- West Virginia1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Indiana1 records
- Virginia1 records
- Illinois1 records
- Iowa1 records
- Yukon1 records
- New Mexico1 records
More in the genus Melanohalea
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Brown-eyed Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea subolivacea
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Lustrous Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea exasperatula
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Elegant Camouflage Lichen
Melanohalea elegantula
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.