MUSHROOMS
Peppery Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
1.5–6 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 1.5–6 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print rust-brown. Feeds on a living host, at its expense.
There are 49 observations of Peppery Bolete in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.
