MUSHROOMS

Sheathed Woodtuft

Kuehneromyces marginellus

Mushrooms

Native

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 16 observations of Sheathed Woodtuft in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

Capitale-Nationale6
Estrie4
Mauricie2
Chaudière-Appalaches1
Lanaudière1
Laurentides1
Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

Grows on

Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

DEADLY

Funeral BellGalerina marginata

Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis

False Funeral BellKuehneromyces lignicola

TOXIC

Honey FungusArmillaria mellea

Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox

Alder scalycapFlammula alnicola

Straight-stalked EntolomaEntoloma strictius

Pale BrittlestemCandolleomyces candolleanus

Stump AgrocybeAgrocybe acericola

Penny TopGymnopus dryophilus

Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis