MUSHROOMS

Glazed Cup

Humaria hemisphaerica

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 23 observations of Glazed Cup in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

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