Kebnat
MUSHROOMS

Coral Spot

Nectria cinnabarina

Mushrooms
Native
Coral Spot, photo 1 of 5
Coral Spot, photo 2 of 5
Coral Spot, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 32 observations of Coral Spot in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in October and become rare in February, April and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais10
  2. Estrie7
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Montérégie3
  5. Montréal3
  6. Nord-du-Québec1
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Lanaudière1
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
European crab appleMalus sylvestris
StaffvineCelastrus scandens
Siberian elmUlmus pumila
English walnutJuglans regia
Scarlet oakQuercus coccinea
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
TOXIC
European red elderSambucus racemosa
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
OleasterElaeagnus angustifolia
Japanese roseKerria japonica

Similar species

Red Tree Brain FungusPeniophora rufa
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme
Crowded parchmentStereum complicatum
Orange DiscusAleurodiscus amorphus
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Sphaerosporium lignatileSphaerosporium lignatile
Apple CankerNeonectria ditissima
Beech Bark Canker FungusNeonectria faginata
Nectrie pézizeHydropisphaera peziza
Fir DiscoPithya vulgaris