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MUSHROOMS

Brown-staining cheese polypore

Fuscopostia fragilis

Mushrooms
Native
Brown-staining cheese polypore, photo 1 of 5
Brown-staining cheese polypore, photo 2 of 5
Brown-staining cheese polypore, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 12 observations of Brown-staining cheese polypore in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale5
  2. Laurentides3
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  4. Estrie1
  5. Outaouais1
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black sprucePicea mariana
Ginger-pineChamaecyparis lawsoniana
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Jack pinePinus banksiana

Similar species

Northern Red BeltFomitopsis mounceae
Jelly RotMerulius tremellosus
Rosy ConkFomitopsis cajanderi
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
Green Cheese PolyporeFomitopsis spraguei
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
White Cheese PolyporeTyromyces chioneus
Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
Osteina undosaOsteina undosa
Bitter BracketAmaropostia stiptica
Ochre-banded ConkFomitopsis ochracea
Polypore boréalClimacocystis borealis