MUSHROOMS
Gilded Brittlegill
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 8 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 8 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print ochre. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 2 observations of Gilded Brittlegill in Québec, mostly in Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.
