MUSHROOMS
Blue-Girdled Webcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 3–10 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print burgundy. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 33 observations of Blue-Girdled Webcap in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
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