MUSHROOMS
Pig's Ear
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
15 cmWidth
up to 15 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 15 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 22 observations of Pig's Ear in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Lanaudière and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to July.
