Tar spot
Placynthiella oligotropha (J.R.Laundon) 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: Vesa Oikonen. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Vesa Oikonen. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Vesa Oikonen. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Vesa Oikonen. 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 | 2 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 6 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 39 |
| July | 112 |
| August | 49 |
| September | 34 |
| October | 19 |
| November | 8 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 39 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 33 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 28 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 28 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 26 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 14 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 11 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 11 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 10 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 9 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 7 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 7 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 6 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 6 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 6 records · Foraging rules
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- Manitoba6 records
- Idaho6 records
- Maine5 records
- Alaska5 records
- West Virginia4 records
- Montana3 records
- California3 records
- Colorado3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Virginia3 records
- New Brunswick2 records
- Northwest Territories2 records
- Yukon2 records
- Tennessee2 records
- Florida1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- Utah1 records
- Vermont1 records
- Connecticut1 records
- Arizona1 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- New Mexico1 records
- New York1 records
- Indiana1 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
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Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Stiff Tar-spot Lichen
Placynthiella icmalea
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
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.