MUSHROOMS
Pinkmottle Woodwax
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 10 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 7 observations of Pinkmottle Woodwax in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October and become rare from November to June.
