MUSHROOMS

American Caesar's Mushroom

Amanita jacksonii

Mushrooms
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

up to 22 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 22 cm. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 213 observations of American Caesar's Mushroom in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

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