MUSHROOMS
Jack O Lantern
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
5–12 cmLength
up to 20 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 20 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print yellow. Feeds on decaying organic matter.
There are 125 observations of Jack O Lantern in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.
