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MUSHROOMS

Snow-White Crust

Plicatura nivea

Mushrooms
Native
Snow-White Crust, photo 1 of 5
Snow-White Crust, photo 2 of 5
Snow-White Crust, photo 3 of 5

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

Fungus.

There are 11 observations of Snow-White Crust in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Outaouais and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  2. Outaouais2
  3. Côte-Nord2
  4. Nord-du-Québec1
  5. Capitale-Nationale1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Grows on

MoosewoodAcer pensylvanicum
Gray alderAlnus incana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

Crimped GillPlicatura crispa
Jelly RotMerulius tremellosus
white jelly fungusProtohydnum album
bicoloured bracketGloeoporus dichrous
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
Irpiciporus mollisIrpiciporus mollis
Milk-white Toothed PolyporeIrpex lacteus
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor