MUSHROOMS
Horse mushroom
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 20 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 20 cm. Grows in fields. Spore print brown. Feeds on decaying organic matter.
There are 13 observations of Horse mushroom in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Montréal, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.
