Deceiver

Fungus with a cap up to 5 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 14 observations of Deceiver in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.