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MUSHROOMS

Bitter Oysterling

Panellus stipticus

Mushrooms
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Bitter Oysterling, photo 1 of 5
Bitter Oysterling, photo 2 of 5
Bitter Oysterling, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 121 observations of Bitter Oysterling in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais40
  2. Capitale-Nationale28
  3. Montérégie17
  4. Estrie11
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  7. Montréal4
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Côte-Nord2
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Laval1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Red sprucePicea rubens
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American beechFagus grandifolia
White ashFraxinus americana
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Orange Mock OysterPhyllotopsis nidulans
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Crimped GillPlicatura crispa
Jelly RotMerulius tremellosus
Violet-toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
Hairy Oyster MushroomPanus lecomtei
Birch MazegillTrametes betulina
Veiled panusTectella patellaris
Panellus pusillusPanellus pusillus
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
little nest polyporeTrametes conchifer
Crowded parchmentStereum complicatum