Old Man Of The Woods
Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.
Also called: Old-man-of-the-woods
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Brandon Johnson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Brandon Johnson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Trix Niernberger. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tess McGrigor. CC0. 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 | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 33 |
| June | 95 |
| July | 508 |
| August | 629 |
| September | 379 |
| October | 163 |
| November | 15 |
| December | 1 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 189 records · Foraging rules
- New York 129 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 112 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 90 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 81 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 79 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 70 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 68 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 54 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 53 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 53 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 51 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 44 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 40 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 38 records · Foraging rules
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- Tennessee37 records
- New Jersey30 records
- Ohio30 records
- Vermont25 records
- Alabama21 records
- Texas20 records
- District of Columbia17 records
- Wisconsin15 records
- Georgia14 records
- Missouri14 records
- Rhode Island14 records
- New Hampshire13 records
- Louisiana12 records
- Delaware11 records
- Iowa11 records
- Mississippi10 records
- Maine9 records
- South Carolina8 records
- Nova Scotia7 records
- Oklahoma6 records
- Kansas4 records
- Kentucky4 records
- Arizona3 records
- Arkansas1 records
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