Corn Smut
Mycosarcoma maydis (DC.) Bref.
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 | 2 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 32 |
| July | 242 |
| August | 436 |
| September | 318 |
| October | 218 |
| November | 63 |
| December | 2 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Illinois 533 records · Foraging rules
- New York 66 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 58 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 45 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 42 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 38 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 35 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 33 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 30 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 18 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 16 records · Foraging rules
- District of Columbia 16 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 16 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 16 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 15 records · Foraging rules
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- Quebec15 records
- North Dakota14 records
- North Carolina13 records
- Maryland12 records
- South Carolina11 records
- Colorado11 records
- Florida10 records
- Utah10 records
- Michigan9 records
- New Mexico9 records
- California8 records
- Saskatchewan8 records
- Virginia8 records
- Nebraska7 records
- Missouri6 records
- Texas6 records
- Georgia5 records
- Manitoba5 records
- Delaware4 records
- Tennessee4 records
- West Virginia4 records
- Alabama3 records
- Idaho3 records
- Arizona2 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Maine2 records
- Oregon2 records
- Washington2 records
- Alberta1 records
- Arkansas1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Montana1 records
- New Hampshire1 records
- Vermont1 records
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