Kebnat
MUSHROOMS

Black knot

Apiosporina morbosa

Mushrooms
Native
Black knot, photo 1 of 5
Black knot, photo 2 of 5
Black knot, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 268 observations of Black knot in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April and May and become rare from November to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal45
  2. Capitale-Nationale33
  3. Estrie28
  4. Outaouais25
  5. Côte-Nord23
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  7. Laurentides18
  8. Montérégie17
  9. Lanaudière14
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  13. Laval6
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Centre-du-Québec2
  17. Mauricie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
European plumPrunus domestica
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
American plumPrunus americana
Sweet cherryPrunus avium
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
TOXIC
European bird cherryPrunus padus
TOXIC
Canadian plumPrunus nigra
SandcherryPrunus pumila

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Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
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