MUSHROOMS

Grey Bolete

Retiboletus griseus

Mushrooms
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Grey Bolete, photo 1 of 5
Grey Bolete, photo 2 of 5
Grey Bolete, photo 3 of 5

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

4–10 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 4–10 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print yellowish-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 8 observations of Grey Bolete in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie5
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Habitat

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