Easter Foam

Stereocaulon paschale (L.) Hoffm.

Also called: Easter Lichen, Cottontail Foam Lichen, snow lichen

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Norma Malinowski. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Norma Malinowski. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Norma Malinowski. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Norma Malinowski. 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

Recorded observations of Easter Foam by month
Month	Records
January	16
February	5
March	9
April	43
May	97
June	362
July	722
August	575
September	177
October	65
November	40
December	13

Where it is found

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

Alaska 544 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 443 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 194 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 154 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 153 records · Foraging rules
Newfoundland and Labrador 85 records · Foraging rules
Northwest Territories 85 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 84 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 82 records · Foraging rules
Maine 81 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 78 records · Foraging rules
Washington 57 records · Foraging rules
Nunavut 48 records · Foraging rules
Yukon 46 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 36 records · Foraging rules

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Connecticut35 records
Nova Scotia34 records
Manitoba30 records
New York26 records
Montana19 records
Colorado15 records
Alberta14 records
Wisconsin10 records
Saskatchewan9 records
Wyoming8 records
North Carolina6 records
New Brunswick5 records
Idaho5 records
Oregon4 records
California3 records
New Jersey2 records
Pennsylvania2 records
Iowa2 records
Hawaii2 records
Ohio1 records
Delaware1 records
Tennessee1 records
Virginia1 records

All state and province foraging laws

About

Stereocaulon paschale is a species of lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. In Iceland, it has the conservation status of a vulnerable species (VU).

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