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MUSHROOMS

False Funeral Bell

Kuehneromyces lignicola

Mushrooms
Native
False Funeral Bell, photo 1 of 5
False Funeral Bell, photo 2 of 5
False Funeral Bell, photo 3 of 5

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

1–3 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 1–3 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 20 observations of False Funeral Bell in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides3
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Mauricie2
  6. Nord-du-Québec1
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Laval1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Estrie1
  12. Montréal1
  13. Outaouais1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

DEADLY
Funeral BellGalerina marginata
Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis
Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces marginellus
Pinewood GingertailXeromphalina campanella
Common FieldcapAgrocybe pediades
Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides
TOXIC
Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare