Peppered Rock Shield

Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale

Also called: Peppered Rock-shield

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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

Photos

Photo: Bruce Cook. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Sawyer Baran. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Jacob Mullin. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Jacob Mullin. 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

Recorded observations of Peppered Rock Shield by month
Month	Records
January	31
February	41
March	111
April	211
May	176
June	172
July	369
August	293
September	182
October	129
November	70
December	52

Where it is found

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

North Carolina 206 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 167 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 144 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 110 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 109 records · Foraging rules
Maine 103 records · Foraging rules
New York 81 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 81 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 77 records · Foraging rules
Alabama 70 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 64 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 56 records · Foraging rules
Georgia 54 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 52 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 52 records · Foraging rules

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New Jersey49 records
California48 records
West Virginia47 records
New Hampshire42 records
Washington40 records
Vermont38 records
South Carolina30 records
New Mexico26 records
Arkansas23 records
Wyoming20 records
Nova Scotia20 records
Illinois19 records
Kentucky19 records
Wisconsin19 records
Maryland18 records
Louisiana16 records
Utah15 records
Missouri14 records
Texas14 records
Arizona13 records
Hawaii13 records
British Columbia11 records
Ohio10 records
Montana7 records
Oregon6 records
Newfoundland and Labrador6 records
South Dakota5 records
Kansas5 records
Nevada5 records
Rhode Island5 records
New Brunswick4 records
Northwest Territories4 records
Oklahoma4 records
Idaho4 records
Iowa3 records
Florida2 records
Nebraska1 records
North Dakota1 records
Saskatchewan1 records
Alberta1 records
Delaware1 records
District of Columbia1 records
Indiana1 records
Manitoba1 records

All state and province foraging laws

About

Xanthoparmelia conspersa, commonly known as the peppered rock-shield, is a foliose lichen and the type species of genus Xanthoparmelia. It is widely distributed in temperate zones, and has been recorded from Japan, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America.

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