Hypoxylaceae

12 species

In Québec, the family Hypoxylaceae (order Xylariales) counts 12 species of mushrooms. The stars? Carbon Balls, Birch Woodwart and King Alfred's Cakes, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 6 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. Outaouais6
  2. Capitale-Nationale5
  3. Montérégie5
  4. Estrie4
  5. Montréal4
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Mauricie3
  8. Laval3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Côte-Nord1
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Hypoxylaceae 12

Xylariales
Hypoxylaceae