MUSHROOMS
Red and yellow bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–15 cm. Grows in forests and near water. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 32 observations of Red and yellow bolete in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from September to May.
