MUSHROOMS
Mountain brownie
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
0.5–2 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 0.5–2 cm. Grows in fields and in mountains. Spore print purple-brown. Feeds on decaying organic matter and a living host, at its expense.
There are 3 observations of Mountain brownie in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.
