Single-spored Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon disporum (Nägeli ex Hepp) Müll.Arg.
Also called: Purple Prose
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Jared Shorma. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Zack Abbey. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Jared Shorma. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Zack Abbey. 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 | 6 |
| February | 4 |
| March | 9 |
| April | 25 |
| May | 75 |
| June | 150 |
| July | 212 |
| August | 158 |
| September | 53 |
| October | 36 |
| November | 10 |
| December | 3 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Minnesota 125 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 76 records · Foraging rules
- North Dakota 68 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 62 records · Foraging rules
- Arizona 51 records · Foraging rules
- California 42 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 42 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 34 records · Foraging rules
- New Mexico 32 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 29 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 28 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 27 records · Foraging rules
- Nevada 19 records · Foraging rules
- Utah 16 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 14 records · Foraging rules
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- Washington13 records
- Nunavut12 records
- Oregon11 records
- Alberta10 records
- Northwest Territories10 records
- Saskatchewan9 records
- Quebec8 records
- Iowa7 records
- Yukon6 records
- Texas5 records
- Wisconsin4 records
- New York3 records
- Idaho3 records
- North Carolina3 records
- Maryland3 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador3 records
- Maine3 records
- Manitoba2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Connecticut2 records
- Tennessee2 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Vermont1 records
- New Jersey1 records
- Illinois1 records
- Louisiana1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Rhizocarpon
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Yellow Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Big Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon grande
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Rhizocarpon reductum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Rock-loving Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon petraeum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Rhizocarpon rubescens
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Rhizocarpon infernulum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Twin Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon geminatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Hochstetter's map lichen
Rhizocarpon hochstetteri
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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