MUSHROOMS
Powdery Piggyback
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
10–30 mmCap
Fungus with a cap of 10–30 mm. Grows on the tundra and in conifers. Spore print white. Feeds on a living host, at its expense.
There are 58 observations of Powdery Piggyback in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides 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.
Through the year
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