Chewing Gum Lichen
Protoblastenia rupestris (Scop.) J.Steiner
Also called: Orange Dot Lichen, protoblastenia lichen
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 | 6 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 18 |
| April | 27 |
| May | 59 |
| June | 63 |
| July | 121 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 60 |
| October | 48 |
| November | 17 |
| December | 9 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Michigan 72 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 58 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 52 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 44 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 28 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 24 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 23 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 22 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 21 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 19 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 14 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 13 records · Foraging rules
- New York 13 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 12 records · Foraging rules
- North Dakota 11 records · Foraging rules
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- Nunavut10 records
- Pennsylvania9 records
- Colorado9 records
- Kentucky9 records
- Iowa9 records
- Kansas8 records
- Alabama7 records
- British Columbia7 records
- West Virginia7 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador6 records
- Montana6 records
- Massachusetts4 records
- New Mexico3 records
- Manitoba3 records
- Yukon3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Utah2 records
- New Brunswick2 records
- Northwest Territories2 records
- Illinois2 records
- Oregon2 records
- Texas2 records
- California1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Virginia1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- North Carolina1 records
- Idaho1 records
- New Jersey1 records
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