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MUSHROOMS

Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Mushrooms
Native
Orange Jelly Spot, photo 1 of 5
Orange Jelly Spot, photo 2 of 5
Orange Jelly Spot, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 221 observations of Orange Jelly Spot in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from December to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais63
  2. Estrie28
  3. Laurentides22
  4. Montérégie20
  5. Capitale-Nationale19
  6. Lanaudière17
  7. Côte-Nord10
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  10. Montréal8
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Mauricie2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff

Grows on

Silver firAbies concolor

Similar species

TOXIC
Witch's butterTremella mesenterica
Orange tremellaNaematelia aurantia
Fan-shaped Jelly FungusDacrymyces spathularia
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Alpine jelly coneGuepiniopsis alpina
Yellow Hat JellyDacrymyces capitatus
Yellow Fairy CupsCalycina citrina
Red Tree Brain FungusPeniophora rufa
Tulasnelle orangéeTulasnella aurantiaca
Cedar quince rustGymnosporangium clavipes
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
Crystal Brain FungusMyxarium nucleatum