MUSHROOMS
Forest Lamb
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–15 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 16 observations of Forest Lamb in Québec, mostly in Lanaudière, Capitale-Nationale and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
Through the year
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