MUSHROOMS

Brown Birch Bolete

Leccinum scabrum

Mushrooms
Nativebrun olive
Brown Birch Bolete, photo 1 of 5
Brown Birch Bolete, photo 2 of 5
Brown Birch Bolete, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

5–20 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 5–20 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 37 observations of Brown Birch Bolete in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

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