MUSHROOMS
Lurid Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
5–20 cmCap
Toxic. Imperiled in Québec. Fungus with a cap of 5–20 cm. 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 5 observations of Lurid Bolete in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions.
