MUSHROOMS
Orange Webcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–10 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print ochre. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 9 observations of Orange Webcap in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
