New Mexican Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia novomexicana (Gyelnik) Hale
Also called: New Mexico xanthoparmelia lichen
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Craig Martin. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Scott Crabtree. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Bell Museum lichens. CC0. 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 | 16 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 22 |
| April | 10 |
| May | 16 |
| June | 14 |
| July | 24 |
| August | 32 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 16 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Arizona 78 records · Foraging rules
- California 35 records · Foraging rules
- New Mexico 20 records · Foraging rules
- South Dakota 12 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 10 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 5 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 3 records · Foraging rules
- Utah 2 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 1 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 1 records · Foraging rules
- Arkansas 1 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 1 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 1 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 1 records · Foraging rules
- Montana 1 records · Foraging rules
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- Nevada1 records
- Oklahoma1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
More in the genus Xanthoparmelia
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Peppered Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia conspersa
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Cumberland Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Tumbleweed Shield Lichen
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Shingled Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia stenophylla
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Plitt's Rock Shield
Xanthoparmelia plittii
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Mexican xanthoparmelia lichen
Xanthoparmelia mexicana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Tight Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia lineola
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Colorado Rock-shield
Xanthoparmelia coloradoensis
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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