MUSHROOMS
Red Banded Webcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–13 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–13 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 90 observations of Red Banded Webcap in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September.
