Horn Stalkball
Onygena equina (Willd.) Pers.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Tristan Lindgren. CC0. 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.
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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 5 |
| May | 5 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 10 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 15 |
| October | 12 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New York 22 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 12 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 8 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 5 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 5 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 4 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 4 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 4 records · Foraging rules
- Nunavut 3 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 3 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 2 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 1 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 1 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 1 records · Foraging rules
- Northwest Territories 1 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado1 records
- Kansas1 records
- Maine1 records
- Minnesota1 records
- New Hampshire1 records
- Ohio1 records
About
Onygena equina, commonly known as the horn stalkball, is a species of fungus in the family Onygenaceae. The fungus grows on putrefying hooves and horns, and can digest the keratin in those substrates. Fruit bodies are small and white, with thick stipes supporting a "head" shaped like a flattened sphere. The skin, or peridium, of the head appears powdery or like a white crust, and breaks open in maturity, falling off in irregular pieces to expose the pale reddish-brown powdery spores within. The fungus is known from Europe and North America.
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