Kebnat
MUSHROOMS

Silverleaf Fungus

Chondrostereum purpureum

Mushrooms
Native
Silverleaf Fungus, photo 1 of 5
Silverleaf Fungus, photo 2 of 5
Silverleaf Fungus, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 27 observations of Silverleaf Fungus in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie7
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Montréal5
  4. Outaouais3
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  6. Laurentides1
  7. Centre-du-Québec1
  8. Estrie1
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestCephas

Grows on

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
European plumPrunus domestica
European crab appleMalus sylvestris
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
American beechFagus grandifolia
Weeping willowSalix babylonica
American elmUlmus americana
Balsam firAbies balsamea
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
Tulip-poplarLiriodendron tulipifera

Similar species

Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
Violet-toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
Jelly RotMerulius tremellosus
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Phlebiopsis crassaPhlebiopsis crassa
Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor
Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
Willow glueHydnoporia tabacina
bicoloured bracketGloeoporus dichrous