New Mexico Rim-lichen

Rhizoplaca novomexicana (H.Magn.) S.D.Leav., Zhao Xin & Lumbsch

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Andrew Sebastian. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Jared Shorma. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Jared Shorma. 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.

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Recorded observations of New Mexico Rim-lichen by month
Month	Records
January	4
February	3
March	53
April	8
May	9
June	88
July	183
August	213
September	39
October	5
November	5
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Colorado 217 records · Foraging rules
New Mexico 107 records · Foraging rules
Utah 70 records · Foraging rules
Montana 65 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 60 records · Foraging rules
Arizona 52 records · Foraging rules
South Dakota 9 records · Foraging rules
Nevada 8 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 8 records · Foraging rules
Oklahoma 6 records · Foraging rules
California 6 records · Foraging rules
Alberta 3 records · Foraging rules
Texas 3 records · Foraging rules
Washington 3 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 1 records · Foraging rules

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North Dakota1 records
Missouri1 records

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About

Rhizoplaca novomexicana is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in North America, the lichen was first formally described as a new species in 1932 by Adolf Hugo Magnusson, as a member of the genus Lecanora. Sergey Kondratyuk proposed a transfer to the genus Protoparmeliopsis in 2012. Steven Leavitt, Xin Zhao, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch transferred it to the genus Rhizoplaca in 2015, when, following molecular phylogenetics analysis, they emended that genus to include three placodioid species previously placed in Lecanora. It is a known host species to the fungus Cercidospora macrospora which typically infects lichen of the genus Lecanora.

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