Charcoal Burner

Fungus with a cap up to 15 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 37 observations of Charcoal Burner in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Lanaudière and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.