Bottlebrush Frost Lichen
Physconia detersa (Nyl.) Poelt
Also called: Frosted lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Deniz Wilson. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. 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 | 39 |
| February | 36 |
| March | 87 |
| April | 184 |
| May | 307 |
| June | 425 |
| July | 740 |
| August | 510 |
| September | 311 |
| October | 213 |
| November | 90 |
| December | 42 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 648 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 411 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 246 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 228 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 162 records · Foraging rules
- California 128 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 120 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 99 records · Foraging rules
- Kentucky 63 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 63 records · Foraging rules
- North Dakota 56 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 56 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 53 records · Foraging rules
- New York 49 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 48 records · Foraging rules
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- Ohio46 records
- Alaska43 records
- South Dakota42 records
- Maine40 records
- Illinois33 records
- New Jersey32 records
- Nebraska31 records
- Tennessee31 records
- Virginia25 records
- West Virginia23 records
- Oklahoma22 records
- Colorado21 records
- Oregon20 records
- Vermont20 records
- Washington17 records
- North Carolina16 records
- Alberta16 records
- New Mexico14 records
- Manitoba14 records
- Indiana12 records
- British Columbia12 records
- Maryland12 records
- Idaho11 records
- Montana11 records
- New Brunswick9 records
- Connecticut7 records
- Texas6 records
- New Hampshire6 records
- Nova Scotia5 records
- Wyoming5 records
- Alabama4 records
- Northwest Territories4 records
- Arizona3 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador3 records
- Yukon2 records
- Utah2 records
- Georgia1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Nevada1 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
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