MUSHROOMS
False Chanterelle
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–8 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 3–8 cm. Grows in forests 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 63 observations of False Chanterelle in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from December to June.
Through the year
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