Stripe Smut Of Grasses
Ustilago striiformis (Westend.) Niessl
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: The New York Botanical Garden. CC-BY. Source (gbif)
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 | 4 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 31 |
| May | 532 |
| June | 905 |
| July | 329 |
| August | 194 |
| September | 24 |
| October | 29 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 3 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 511 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 235 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 106 records · Foraging rules
- New York 100 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 77 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 70 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 61 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 60 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 57 records · Foraging rules
- Utah 53 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 52 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 50 records · Foraging rules
- California 49 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 43 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 39 records · Foraging rules
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- Wyoming36 records
- Connecticut35 records
- Idaho35 records
- Iowa28 records
- Minnesota28 records
- North Dakota28 records
- West Virginia27 records
- Maryland24 records
- Missouri23 records
- Ohio18 records
- British Columbia17 records
- Manitoba16 records
- Quebec16 records
- Maine14 records
- Montana14 records
- District of Columbia8 records
- Delaware6 records
- New Mexico6 records
- Nebraska5 records
- Nevada5 records
- Alaska4 records
- Michigan4 records
- New Jersey4 records
- Texas4 records
- Vermont3 records
- Arkansas2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Alabama1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Arizona1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- North Carolina1 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- Tennessee1 records
More in the genus Ustilago
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