MUSHROOMS
Common Earthball
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
Toxic. Fungus. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 228 observations of Common Earthball in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.
Through the year
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