MUSHROOMS
Russule des épicéas
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 8 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 8 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 6 observations of Russule des épicéas in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.
