MUSHROOMS
Frost's Amanita
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 8 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 8 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 101 observations of Frost's Amanita in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.
