MUSHROOMS
False Morel
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–10 cmCap
Deadly. Fungus with a cap of 4–10 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 139 observations of False Morel in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.
Through the year
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