MUSHROOMS
Green Brittlegill
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 11 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 11 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print cream. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 26 observations of Green Brittlegill in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Lanaudière and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.
