MUSHROOMS
Slimy Spike
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
5–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 5–10 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print black. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 21 observations of Slimy Spike in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to May.
