Pituamkek National Park Reserve
- Manager
- Parks Canada Agency
- Designation
- National Park
- Size
- 277 acres
- Region
- Prince Edward Island
Mushroom harvest rules
Harvest prohibited
Canadian National Parks (Parks Canada)
Removing flora, which the regulations define to include fungi, from a national park is prohibited except under a permit.
Section 10 of the National Parks General Regulations says no person shall remove, deface, damage or destroy any flora or natural objects in a park, other than under a permit issued under the regulations (for example for scientific or park management purposes) or under the National Parks of Canada Land Use Planning Regulations. The regulations define flora as any plant matter, living or dead, including fungi and moulds. Confirm with the park before picking anything.
Official source: National Parks General Regulations (SOR/78-213), Justice Laws Website
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Prince Edward Island and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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birch polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
Inedible -
Lungwort [lichen]
Lobaria pulmonaria
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Orange Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Knot
Apiosporina morbosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Northern Red Belt
Fomitopsis mounceae
Inedible -
Conifer Mazegill
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Inedible -
fir broom rust
Melampsorella elatina
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Orange Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Ochre Bracket
Trametes ochracea
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: CPCAD, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence - Canada).