Bracket Polypores

Fomitopsidaceae · 12 species

In Québec, the family Fomitopsidaceae (order Polyporales) counts 12 species of mushrooms. The stars? Brown Cubical Rot of Birch, Northern Red Belt and Red-banded Polypore, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 8 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale8
  2. Lanaudière7
  3. Montérégie6
  4. Estrie5
  5. Montréal5
  6. Côte-Nord5
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Outaouais4
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  11. Nord-du-Québec4
  12. Laurentides4
  13. Centre-du-Québec4
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  16. Mauricie2
  17. Laval2

Bracket Polypores 12

Polyporales
Fomitopsidaceae