MUSHROOMS

Southern Soldiers

Cladonia didyma

Native

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Imperiled in Québec. Fungus. Grows in forests. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There is 1 observation of Southern Soldiers in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions.

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