Pluteus

29 species

In Québec, the genus Pluteus (family Pluteaceae) counts 29 species of mushrooms. The stars? Deer Shield, Yellow Deer Mushroom and Plutée granuleux, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 16 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. Montérégie16
  2. Estrie11
  3. Montréal10
  4. Outaouais10
  5. Capitale-Nationale9
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  7. Laval6
  8. Lanaudière6
  9. Laurentides6
  10. Mauricie3
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  12. Côte-Nord3
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Pluteus 29

Agaricales
Pluteaceae