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MUSHROOMS

Aspen Bracket

Phellinus tremulae

Mushrooms
Native
Aspen Bracket, photo 1 of 5
Aspen Bracket, photo 2 of 5
Aspen Bracket, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 72 observations of Aspen Bracket in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August, but it is reported every month.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais16
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  3. Estrie9
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  5. Lanaudière6
  6. Laurentides5
  7. Nord-du-Québec4
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Capitale-Nationale4
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Mauricie2
  12. Côte-Nord2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Laval1

Habitat

ForestCephas

Grows on

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
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Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Tinder BracketFomes fomentarius
Willow BracketPhellinus igniarius
Black Bristle BracketPhellinus nigricans
Tinder PolyporeFomes excavatus
Cracked Cap PolyporeFulvifomes robiniae
Brown Cubical Rot of BirchFomitopsis betulina
Polypore des aulnesPhellinus alni
Northern Red BeltFomitopsis mounceae
Pine BracketPorodaedalea pini
ChagaInonotus obliquus
Birch Bristle BracketPhellinus lundellii
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa