MUSHROOMS
Shaggy Scalycap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 20 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 20 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print brown. Feeds on a living host, at its expense.
There are 35 observations of Shaggy Scalycap in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
