MUSHROOMS
Yellow American Blusher
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3.5–10.5 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 3.5–10.5 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 21 observations of Yellow American Blusher in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from November to May.
