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MUSHROOMS

Crimped Gill

Plicatura crispa

Mushrooms
Native
Crimped Gill, photo 1 of 5
Crimped Gill, photo 2 of 5
Crimped Gill, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 88 observations of Crimped Gill in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale20
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Estrie13
  4. Laurentides12
  5. Montérégie5
  6. Montréal5
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American beechFagus grandifolia
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
American basswoodTilia americana
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

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