MUSHROOMS
Menthol Brittlegill
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 12 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 12 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 12 observations of Menthol Brittlegill in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Laval, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from October to June.
