MUSHROOMS

Salmon Amanita

Amanita wellsii

Native

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

up to 10 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 10 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 49 observations of Salmon Amanita in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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