MUSHROOMS
Bicoloured Deceiver
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–7 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 3–7 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 25 observations of Bicoloured Deceiver in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.
