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MUSHROOMS

Black Bristle Bracket

Phellinus nigricans

Mushrooms
Black Bristle Bracket, photo 1 of 5
Black Bristle Bracket, photo 2 of 5
Black Bristle Bracket, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 25 observations of Black Bristle Bracket in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie4
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  4. Nord-du-Québec2
  5. Lanaudière2
  6. Laurentides2
  7. Capitale-Nationale2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Montérégie1
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Willow BracketPhellinus igniarius
Tinder BracketFomes fomentarius
Aspen BracketPhellinus tremulae
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
Polypore des aulnesPhellinus alni
Brown Cubical Rot of BirchFomitopsis betulina
Northern Red BeltFomitopsis mounceae
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
Cracked Cap PolyporeFulvifomes robiniae
Birch Bristle BracketPhellinus lundellii
Tinder PolyporeFomes excavatus
Polypore roseFomitopsis rosea