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MUSHROOMS

Purple Jellydisc

Ascocoryne sarcoides

Mushrooms
Native
Purple Jellydisc, photo 1 of 5
Purple Jellydisc, photo 2 of 5
Purple Jellydisc, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in marshes.

There are 32 observations of Purple Jellydisc in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in October and become rare from December to July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais16
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Montérégie3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Montréal2
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  7. Lanaudière1
  8. Laurentides1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Grows on

Jack pinePinus banksiana
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American beechFagus grandifolia
PeachPrunus persica
Norway pinePinus resinosa
Black sprucePicea mariana
Eastern white pinePinus strobus

Similar species

Pézize cupuléeAscocoryne cylichnium
Beech Jelly-discNeobulgaria pura
Silverleaf FungusChondrostereum purpureum
Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
American Amber Jelly FungusExidia crenata
Crystal Brain FungusMyxarium nucleatum
Salmon SaladGuepinia helvelloides
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus