MUSHROOMS
Girdled Webcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–12 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 3–12 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print red-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 32 observations of Girdled Webcap in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.
