MUSHROOMS
Larch Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
2–15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 2–15 cm. Grows in forests and in marshes. Spore print ochre. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 64 observations of Larch Bolete in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to June.
