Poison Pie

Fungus with a cap up to 10 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print ochre. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 7 observations of Poison Pie in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in October and become rare from December to July.