Variegated Foam Lichen

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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

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.

Where it is found

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

• Alaska 202 records · Foraging rules
• British Columbia 100 records · Foraging rules
• Newfoundland and Labrador 48 records · Foraging rules
• Quebec 31 records · Foraging rules
• New Hampshire 28 records · Foraging rules
• Nunavut 18 records · Foraging rules
• Washington 15 records · Foraging rules
• Vermont 12 records · Foraging rules
• New Jersey 7 records · Foraging rules
• Nova Scotia 5 records · Foraging rules
• Northwest Territories 4 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 4 records · Foraging rules
• New York 4 records · Foraging rules
• Hawaii 3 records · Foraging rules
• Oregon 3 records · Foraging rules

All state and province foraging laws

More in the genus Stereocaulon

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  Easter Foam

  Stereocaulon paschale

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
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  Woolly Foam

  Stereocaulon tomentosum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Alpine Foam Lichen

  Stereocaulon alpinum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Rock Foam

  Stereocaulon saxatile

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Finger-scale Foam Lichen

  Stereocaulon dactylophyllum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Snow Foam Lichen

  Stereocaulon rivulorum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Alpine Soil Foam Lichen

  Stereocaulon glareosum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat
• No photo yet

  Pixie Foam

  Stereocaulon pileatum

  Edibility unknown — do not eat