MUSHROOMS
Blackening Waxcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
Fungus. Grows in fields and in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 145 observations of Blackening Waxcap in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.
Through the year
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