MUSHROOMS
Hunters' Hearts
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 10 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print pink. Feeds on a living host, at its expense. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 138 observations of Hunters' Hearts in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
