Cinnabar Chanterelle

Fungus with a cap up to 4 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 31 observations of Cinnabar Chanterelle in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.