Trimmatothelopsis americana
Trimmatothelopsis americana (K.Knudsen & Lendemer) K.Knudsen & Lendemer
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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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 | 0 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 3 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 6 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New Jersey 13 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 6 records · Foraging rules
- New York 3 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 1 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 1 records · Foraging rules
About
Trimmatothelopsis americana is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Acarosporaceae. Originally described in 2011 as Melanophloea americana from Pennsylvania, it was reclassified in the genus Trimmatothelopsis in 2016 based on DNA sequence comparisons. The species is recognized by tiny black, dome-shaped apothecia (fruiting bodies) with small concave discs; under the microscope, asci contains hundreds of narrow ascospores, and it usually lacks an obvious thallus (lichen body). Known only from the Mid-Atlantic region of eastern North America, it grows on silica-rich (siliceous) rocks in humid riparian habitats, often in a narrow band just above the usual waterline, where floods periodically wet the rock.
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