American pixie-puffs
Sporodophoron americanum (Lendemer, E.A.Tripp & R.C.Harris) Ertz & Frisch
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Alina Martin. 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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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 5 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 6 |
| April | 15 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 5 |
| October | 12 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 14 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Tennessee 26 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 17 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 5 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 5 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 5 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 4 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 4 records · Foraging rules
- Alabama 3 records · Foraging rules
- South Carolina 2 records · Foraging rules
- Oklahoma 1 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 1 records · Foraging rules
- Kentucky 1 records · Foraging rules
About
Sporodophoron americanum is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. Found in northeastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2013 by the lichenologists James Lendemer, Erin Tripp, and Richard C.Harris. Damien Ertz and Andreas Frisch transferred it to Sporodophoron in 2015. The main morphological characteristics of the lichen include its blue-grey thallus, Trentepohlia algal photobiont partner, and white sporodochia. It has been assessed as an endangered species for the IUCN Red List.
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