Stiff Tar-spot Lichen
Placynthiella icmalea (Ach.) Coppins & P.James
Also called: placynthiella 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: Randal. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Randal. 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.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 9 |
| February | 10 |
| March | 38 |
| April | 94 |
| May | 79 |
| June | 87 |
| July | 118 |
| August | 97 |
| September | 75 |
| October | 66 |
| November | 19 |
| December | 19 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 68 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 51 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 43 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 41 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 30 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 30 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 29 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 25 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 24 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 23 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 21 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 19 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 19 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 18 records · Foraging rules
- California 17 records · Foraging rules
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- Washington16 records
- Arkansas16 records
- Idaho15 records
- Alaska13 records
- North Dakota13 records
- Connecticut12 records
- New York11 records
- Iowa10 records
- Oregon9 records
- Quebec9 records
- Florida9 records
- Illinois9 records
- Kansas9 records
- Maine9 records
- South Carolina8 records
- West Virginia8 records
- Nebraska6 records
- South Dakota6 records
- Maryland6 records
- Montana6 records
- Ohio6 records
- Wyoming5 records
- New Brunswick5 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
- Alabama4 records
- Vermont4 records
- New Hampshire4 records
- Oklahoma3 records
- Arizona3 records
- Nova Scotia3 records
- Alberta2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- Colorado2 records
- Utah2 records
- Yukon2 records
- Northwest Territories2 records
- Nunavut1 records
- Nevada1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- Kentucky1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Placynthiella
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Pear Tar-spot Lichen
Placynthiella uliginosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Tar spot
Placynthiella oligotropha
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Placynthiella dasaea
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Placynthiella knudsenii
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
placynthiella lichen
Placynthiella hyporhoda
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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