MUSHROOMS

Corrugated bolete

Hemileccinum hortonii

Mushrooms
Nativebrun olive
Corrugated bolete, photo 1 of 5
Corrugated bolete, photo 2 of 5
Corrugated bolete, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

3–12 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 3–12 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 23 observations of Corrugated bolete in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais10
  2. Montérégie9
  3. Montréal2
  4. Laurentides1
  5. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

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