MUSHROOMS
Cup lichen
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
0.5–3 cmHeight
Lichen shrubby. Grows in conifers and in forests.
There are 171 observations of Cup lichen in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from December to March.
