MUSHROOMS
Scarlet Waxcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
2–5 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 2–5 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 22 observations of Scarlet Waxcap in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to June.
