MUSHROOMS
Blusher
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–15 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 4–15 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 33 observations of Blusher in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to June.
Through the year
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