Kebnat
MUSHROOMS

Red Tree Brain Fungus

Peniophora rufa

Mushrooms
Native
Red Tree Brain Fungus, photo 1 of 5
Red Tree Brain Fungus, photo 2 of 5
Red Tree Brain Fungus, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 140 observations of Red Tree Brain Fungus in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in April, but it is reported every month.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais37
  2. Capitale-Nationale24
  3. Estrie19
  4. Montérégie18
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  8. Montréal6
  9. Laval5
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Nord-du-Québec1
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata

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