Copper Brittlegill

Fungus with a cap up to 12 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 22 observations of Copper Brittlegill in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.