MUSHROOMS
Surprise Webcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 8.2 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 8.2 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print burgundy. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 14 observations of Surprise Webcap in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
