MUSHROOMS
Weeping Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–12 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–12 cm. Grows in conifers and on the coast. Spore print orange-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 18 observations of Weeping Bolete in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.
