Mushrooms of Québec

2,745 species · identification by the app coming soon · 74,394 observations

Québec is home to 2,745 species of mushrooms. The stars? Gray reindeer lichen, Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen and Dryad's Saddle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 1,023 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species of mushrooms observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale1,023
  2. Outaouais1,023
  3. Montérégie923
  4. Estrie763
  5. Laurentides751
  6. Lanaudière641
  7. Montréal601
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean541
  9. Côte-Nord519
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue513
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent512
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches480
  13. Mauricie447
  14. Nord-du-Québec446
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine424
  16. Laval211
  17. Centre-du-Québec194

Mushrooms 2,745

Order
Family
Russulaceae130Parmeliaceae127Cortinariaceae91Boletaceae85Hygrophoraceae79Cladoniaceae64Mycenaceae58Amanitaceae54Hymenogastraceae52Polyporaceae52Tricholomataceae51Erysiphaceae48Psathyrellaceae48Physciaceae45Entolomataceae44Inocybaceae40Agaricaceae39Strophariaceae38Hymenochaetaceae37Lecanoraceae34Hydnaceae31Hypocreaceae30Pluteaceae30Peltigeraceae28Omphalotaceae26Teloschistaceae26Pezizaceae25Pyronemataceae24Clavariaceae23Collemataceae22Gomphaceae22Lycoperdaceae21Physalacriaceae21Suillaceae21Clitocybaceae19Lyophyllaceae19Ramalinaceae18Porotheleaceae17Pucciniaceae17Umbilicariaceae17Boletopsidaceae16Helvellaceae16Lecideaceae16Marasmiaceae16Dacrymycetaceae15Verrucariaceae15Verrucosporaceae15Postiaceae14Bolbitiaceae13Irpicaceae13Fomitopsidaceae12Geastraceae12Helotiaceae12Hypoxylaceae12Stereocaulaceae12Caliciaceae11Crepidotaceae11Discinaceae11Geoglossaceae11Hydnangiaceae11Pertusariaceae11Taphrinaceae11Morchellaceae10Pleurotaceae10Stereaceae10Xylariaceae10Coleosporiaceae9Lachnaceae9Ophiocordycipitaceae9Pannariaceae9Phallaceae9Phyllotopsidaceae9Rhizocarpaceae9Cordycipitaceae8Leotiaceae8Meruliaceae8Ochrolechiaceae8Psoraceae8Rickenellaceae8Auriscalpiaceae7Galeropsidaceae7Gloeophyllaceae7Gomphidiaceae7Lobariaceae7Nectriaceae7Nephromataceae7Peniophoraceae7Rhytismataceae7Sarcoscyphaceae7Sarcosomataceae7Tubariaceae7Acarosporaceae6Auriculariaceae6Bankeraceae6Candelariaceae6Coniocybaceae6Diatrypaceae6Entomophthoraceae6Gymnosporangiaceae6Hericiaceae6Incrustoporiaceae6Megasporaceae6Melanoleucaceae6Meripilaceae6Mycosphaerellaceae6Nidulariaceae6Phanerochaetaceae6Schizoporaceae6Sclerodermataceae6Sphinctrinaceae6Steccherinaceae6Trapeliaceae6Xeromphalinaceae6Albatrellaceae5Arthoniaceae5Cerrenaceae5Clavariadelphaceae5Cyphellaceae5Cyphellopsidaceae5Exobasidiaceae5Graphidaceae5Gyroporaceae5Omphalinaceae5Pezizellaceae5Sclerotiniaceae5Sebacinaceae5Thelephoraceae5Volvariellaceae5Arachnopezizaceae4Aspergillaceae4Cenangiaceae4Corticiaceae4Cudoniaceae4Gelatinodiscaceae4Icmadophilaceae4Mollisiaceae4Pseudoclitocybaceae4Tapinellaceae4Tephromelataceae4Arthrobotryaceae3Ascobolaceae3Baeomycetaceae3Biannulariaceae3Bionectriaceae3Chrysotrichaceae3Coltriciaceae3Fistulinaceae3Graphostromataceae3Hemimycenaceae3Hygrophoropsidaceae3Hysteriaceae3Laetiporaceae3Lichinaceae3Monoblastiaceae3Otideaceae3Paxillaceae3Pucciniastraceae3Resupinataceae3Solenopeziaceae3Squamanitaceae3Tarzettaceae3Tubeufiaceae3Venturiaceae3Adustoporiaceae2Amylocorticiaceae2Bondarzewiaceae2Botryobasidiaceae2Botryosphaeriaceae2Bryoglossaceae2Callistosporiaceae2Chlorociboriaceae2Clavicipitaceae2Coenogoniaceae2Coniophoraceae2Coprinaceae2Cordieritidaceae2Dermateaceae2Diplocystidaceae2Elaphomycetaceae2Exidiaceae2Fayodiaceae2Gnomoniaceae2Hyaloscyphaceae2Hymeneliaceae2Ischnodermataceae2Lachnocladiaceae2Lasiosphaeriaceae2Lichenoconiaceae2Lysuraceae2Mitrulaceae2Naemateliaceae2Neolectaceae2Opegraphaceae2Ophioparmaceae2Panaceae2Paranectriaceae2Patellariaceae2Phaeolaceae2Phaeotremellaceae2Phleogenaceae2Phlyctidaceae2Phragmidiaceae2Phyllostictaceae2Pilocarpaceae2Polyozellaceae2Pterulaceae2Pycnoporellaceae2Pyropyxidaceae2Rhizopogonaceae2Rigidoporaceae2Rutstroemiaceae2Sarcomyxaceae2Sarrameanaceae2Sphaerophoraceae2Stictidaceae2Tremellaceae2Tricladiaceae2Tulasnellaceae2Tympanidaceae2Acrospermaceae1Aegeritaceae1Amylostereaceae1Anteagloniaceae1Arthrorhaphidaceae1Ascodesmidaceae1Ascodichaenaceae1Atheliaceae1Bartheletiaceae1Battarreaceae1Bertiaceae1Boletinellaceae1Boliniaceae1Byssocorticiaceae1Calcarisporiaceae1Caloscyphaceae1Campanellaceae1Capnodiaceae1Carbonicolaceae1Catillariaceae1Catinellaceae1Cephalothecaceae1Ceratostomataceae1Chaetosphaeriaceae1Chlorospleniaceae1Clathraceae1Climacocystaceae1Coccocarpiaceae1Cryphonectriaceae1Cyphobasidiaceae1Cystocoleaceae1Cystofilobasidiaceae1Cystostereaceae1Dactylosporaceae1Didymellaceae1Didymosphaeriaceae1Drepanopezizaceae1Endogonaceae1Eocronartiaceae1Fibroporiaceae1Filobasidiaceae1Gelatoporiaceae1Glomerellaceae1Godroniaceae1Grifolaceae1Gyalectaceae1Helminthosphaeriaceae1Holwayaceae1Hyalopsoraceae1Hyaloriaceae1Hydnodontaceae1Hyphodermataceae1Hyphodontiaceae1Laboulbeniaceae1Lecanographaceae1Lopadiaceae1Massalongiaceae1Melampsoraceae1Melanommataceae1Mucoraceae1Myrotheciomycetaceae1Mythicomycetaceae1Onygenaceae1Ophiostomataceae1Phacidiaceae1Phaeosphaeriaceae1Phallogastraceae1Phycomycetaceae1Phyllachoraceae1Pisolithaceae1Placynthiaceae1Platygloeaceae1Podoscyphaceae1Polycephalomycetaceae1Polycoccaceae1Propoliaceae1Psilolechiaceae1Pulvinulaceae1Pyrenulaceae1Radulomycetaceae1Ramboldiaceae1Rhizinaceae1Rhizopodaceae1Roussoellaceae1Schizophyllaceae1Scoliciosporaceae1Serpulaceae1Sparassidaceae1Sporastatiaceae1Stachybotryaceae1Stephanosporaceae1Sydowiellaceae1Synchytriaceae1Syzygitaceae1Tilachlidiaceae1Tranzscheliaceae1Tremellodendropsidaceae1Trypetheliaceae1Tubakiaceae1Tuberaceae1Typhulaceae1Ustilaginaceae1Vahliellaceae1Vibrisseaceae1Xenasmatellaceae1Xylographaceae1Zythiaceae1Unknown classification1Unknown classification1Unknown classification1Unknown classification2Unknown classification1Unknown classification3
Gray reindeer lichen13,163 observations
Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen5,843 observations
Dryad's Saddle1,331 observations
Turkeytail1,224 observations
Fly agaric1,183 observations
Brown Cubical Rot of Birch932 observations
Northern Red Belt901 observations
Common freckle pelt lichen672 observations
Lobster mushroom644 observations
Lawyer's Wig643 observations
Lungwort [lichen]596 observations
Sulphur Polypore459 observations
Chaga437 observations
Tinder Bracket430 observations
Boreal Oakmoss415 observations
Hemlock varnish shelf400 observations
Orange Mycena393 observations
Northern Tooth359 observations
Pear-shaped Puffball357 observations
Crown-tipped coral351 observations
Easter Foam333 observations
Organ-pipe Lichen326 observations
Resinous Polypore316 observations
Tinder Polypore316 observations
Smooth Rock Tripe307 observations
Painted Suillus304 observations
40-mile Per Hour Lichen296 observations
Lumpy Bracket294 observations
British Soldiers291 observations
Scaly Chanterelle280 observations
Black knot268 observations
New World Dyer's Polypore265 observations
Jellybaby253 observations
Common Puffball249 observations
Yellow Patches243 observations
Common Powderhorn234 observations
Common Earthball228 observations
Dragon Horn227 observations
Coral Tooth226 observations
Orange Jelly Spot221 observations
Dark Crottle217 observations
American Caesar's Mushroom213 observations
Netted Shield Lichen210 observations
Smooth Horn Lichen210 observations
Quill Lichen209 observations
Cup lichen207 observations
Powdered Sunshine Lichen201 observations
Golden Spindles200 observations