MUSHROOMS
Pine Spikes
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
2–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 2–10 cm. Grows in conifers and on the coast. Spore print black. Feeds on a living host, at its expense. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 4 observations of Pine Spikes in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
ConifersMario Hains
ShorelineGilles Douaire
