Black Trumpet

Fungus with a cap up to 7 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print orange-yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 68 observations of Black Trumpet in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.