MUSHROOMS
Dusky Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
5–15 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 5–15 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print purple. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 6 observations of Dusky Bolete in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Nord-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.
Through the year
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