MUSHROOMS

Darkening Brittlegill

Russula vinosa

Mushrooms
Nativecrème · jaune
Darkening Brittlegill, photo 1 of 5
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

up to 10 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 10 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print cream. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 12 observations of Darkening Brittlegill in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Laurentides and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions.

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