Nipple Lichen
Pycnothelia papillaria Dufour
Also called: Gnome fingers, pycothelia lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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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 | 58 |
| February | 64 |
| March | 130 |
| April | 110 |
| May | 101 |
| June | 168 |
| July | 175 |
| August | 129 |
| September | 124 |
| October | 104 |
| November | 101 |
| December | 88 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Virginia 250 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 193 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 163 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 130 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 102 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 83 records · Foraging rules
- New York 79 records · Foraging rules
- South Carolina 64 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 62 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 48 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 44 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 39 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 35 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 27 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 24 records · Foraging rules
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- District of Columbia23 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador20 records
- Ohio19 records
- Vermont16 records
- Delaware16 records
- Kentucky13 records
- New Brunswick8 records
- Nunavut5 records
- Alabama4 records
- Colorado4 records
- Rhode Island4 records
- Quebec3 records
- Missouri2 records
- Arkansas2 records
- Alaska2 records
- Wisconsin2 records
- Kansas1 records
- Wyoming1 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
- Utah1 records
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