Kebnat

Xylariales

31 species · 4 families

In Québec, the order Xylariales brings together 31 species of mushrooms, in 4 families. The stars? Dead Man's Fingers, Brittle Cinder and Candlesnuff fungus, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 15 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. Outaouais15
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Montérégie11
  4. Estrie10
  5. Montréal10
  6. Laval6
  7. Laurentides6
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  9. Lanaudière5
  10. Mauricie4
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Côte-Nord1

Xylariales 31

Xylariales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Family
All31Hypoxylaceae12Xylariaceae10Diatrypaceae6Graphostromataceae3
Dead Man's Fingers124 observations
Brittle Cinder57 observations
Candlesnuff fungus35 observations
Carbon Balls21 observations
Dead Moll's Fingers18 observations
Birch Woodwart17 observations
King Alfred's Cakes14 observations
Kiwi Bubbles12 observations
Beechwood Woodwart11 observations
Beech Woodwart9 observations
Thuemenella cubispora5 observations
Xylaria cornu-damae5 observations
Xylaria flabelliformis5 observations
Common Tarcrust5 observations
Daldinia vernicosa Group2 observations
Xylaire filiforme2 observations
Eutypella parasitica2 observations
Cramp Balls1 observations
Hazel Woodwart1 observations
Hypoxylon howeanum1 observations
Hypoxylon perforatum1 observations
Rosellinia subiculata1 observations
Fairy sparklers1 observations
Quaternaria quaternata1 observations
Biscogniauxia marginata1 observations
Graphostroma platystomum1 observations
Hypoxylon macrocarpumHypoxylon macrocarpum
Xylaria ellisiiXylaria ellisii
Beech BarkspotDiatrype disciformis
Peroneutypa scopariaPeroneutypa scoparia
Biscogniauxia mediterraneaBiscogniauxia mediterranea