Red Tree Brain Fungus
Peniophora rufa (Fr.) Boidin
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Sam Turner. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Tanner Barnharst. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: nuthatchnicole. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 27 |
| February | 30 |
| March | 118 |
| April | 196 |
| May | 195 |
| June | 203 |
| July | 210 |
| August | 287 |
| September | 211 |
| October | 160 |
| November | 90 |
| December | 58 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 254 records · Foraging rules
- New York 133 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 130 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 119 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 91 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 86 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 77 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 70 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 65 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 60 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 51 records · Foraging rules
- Manitoba 41 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 38 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 38 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 31 records · Foraging rules
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- Nova Scotia31 records
- Montana29 records
- Ohio22 records
- Wyoming20 records
- Utah20 records
- North Dakota19 records
- Iowa18 records
- Saskatchewan17 records
- New Mexico16 records
- Idaho16 records
- Yukon14 records
- Prince Edward Island14 records
- Connecticut13 records
- New Brunswick11 records
- Alaska10 records
- Arizona9 records
- Washington8 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador7 records
- Oregon6 records
- Louisiana6 records
- Illinois4 records
- Tennessee3 records
- Northwest Territories3 records
- Indiana3 records
- New Jersey2 records
- South Dakota2 records
- Nevada1 records
- South Carolina1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- Missouri1 records
- California1 records
- Alabama1 records
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