MUSHROOMS
The Gypsy
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 15 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print russet-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 99 observations of The Gypsy in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to June.
Through the year
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