MUSHROOMS

Blushing Beard Truffle

Rhizopogon roseolus

Native

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

Fungus. Grows in conifers and in forests. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 8 observations of Blushing Beard Truffle in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Lanaudière and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

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