MUSHROOMS
Torn fibrecap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
1–3 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 1–3 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 20 observations of Torn fibrecap in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Nord-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.
Through the year
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