MUSHROOMS

Crazy Scale Lichen

Cladonia turgida

NativeShrubby

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

0.5–7 cmHeight

Lichen shrubby. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 55 observations of Crazy Scale Lichen in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario