MUSHROOMS
Club Foot
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–8 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–8 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 33 observations of Club Foot in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Chaudière-Appalaches and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
