MUSHROOMS
Destroying Angel
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 12 cmCap
Deadly. Fungus with a cap up to 12 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 22 observations of Destroying Angel in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September.
