Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies

Pezizaceae · 25 species

In Québec, the family Pezizaceae (order Pezizales) counts 25 species of mushrooms. The stars? Common Brown Cup, Copper Penny Fungus and Layered Cup, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 10 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. Montérégie10
  2. Outaouais9
  3. Capitale-Nationale8
  4. Lanaudière6
  5. Montréal5
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  7. Mauricie3
  8. Estrie3
  9. Côte-Nord3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  11. Laurentides3
  12. Laval2
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Chaudière-Appalaches1

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Pezizales
Pezizaceae