MUSHROOMS
Chestnut Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3.5–12 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 3.5–12 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 13 observations of Chestnut Bolete in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to June.
