MUSHROOMS
Orange Grisette
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–10 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 5 observations of Orange Grisette in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Outaouais and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.
