MUSHROOMS
Yellow Patches
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–9 cmDiameter
up to 6 cmCap
Deadly. Fungus with a cap up to 6 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 243 observations of Yellow Patches in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.
Through the year
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