MUSHROOMS
Cortinaire sylvestre
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 11 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 11 cm. Spore print red-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 19 observations of Cortinaire sylvestre in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Laval, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.