Common Orange Lichen
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.
Also called: Common Sunburst 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: Katharine Khamhaengwong. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: Gregory Bennett. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Timothy McNitt. CC-BY. 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 | 108 |
| February | 105 |
| March | 140 |
| April | 221 |
| May | 154 |
| June | 156 |
| July | 229 |
| August | 180 |
| September | 150 |
| October | 112 |
| November | 107 |
| December | 101 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Massachusetts 314 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 293 records · Foraging rules
- California 269 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 249 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 177 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 139 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 74 records · Foraging rules
- New York 66 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 43 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 38 records · Foraging rules
- Prince Edward Island 31 records · Foraging rules
- Rhode Island 30 records · Foraging rules
- Connecticut 24 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 21 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 18 records · Foraging rules
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- Pennsylvania17 records
- Ohio15 records
- New Jersey12 records
- Michigan11 records
- New Hampshire10 records
- Texas8 records
- Idaho8 records
- Wisconsin6 records
- Minnesota5 records
- Colorado4 records
- Illinois3 records
- Iowa3 records
- Kansas3 records
- North Dakota3 records
- Alberta2 records
- Arizona2 records
- Vermont2 records
- Alaska1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Indiana1 records
- Louisiana1 records
- Nevada1 records
- New Mexico1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- South Dakota1 records
- Utah1 records
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