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Mustard honey fungus

Armillaria sinapina

Mushrooms
Native
Mustard honey fungus, photo 1 of 5
Mustard honey fungus, photo 2 of 5
Mustard honey fungus, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 29 observations of Mustard honey fungus in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Montérégie5
  3. Montréal3
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  5. Nord-du-Québec2
  6. Centre-du-Québec2
  7. Outaouais2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  10. Lanaudière1
  11. Laurentides1
  12. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American beechFagus grandifolia
White ashFraxinus americana
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica
TOXIC
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae
Armillaire à squames foncéesArmillaria solidipes
Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis
Slimy SpikeGomphidius glutinosus