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MUSHROOMS

Crown-tipped coral

Artomyces pyxidatus

Mushrooms
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Crown-tipped coral, photo 1 of 5
Crown-tipped coral, photo 2 of 5
Crown-tipped coral, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 351 observations of Crown-tipped coral in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais91
  2. Montérégie64
  3. Estrie37
  4. Montréal37
  5. Capitale-Nationale28
  6. Laurentides25
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  8. Laval15
  9. Lanaudière11
  10. Mauricie11
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  13. Centre-du-Québec3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
White ashFraxinus americana
White oakQuercus alba

Similar species

TOXIC
Upright CoralRamaria stricta
Ivory CoralRamariopsis kunzei
Crested CoralClavulina coralloides
Jellied false coralSebacina schweinitzii
TOXIC
Salmon CoralRamaria formosa
Coral ToothHericium coralloides
Ramaire mycéliennePhaeoclavulina myceliosa
Ramaria rasilisporaRamaria rasilispora
Green-staining Coral MushroomPhaeoclavulina abietina
Honeydew EaterScorias spongiosa
White coral jelly fungusSebacina sparassoidea
Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum