MUSHROOMS
Slippery Jack
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–15 cm. Grows in conifers and in mountains. Spore print brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 19 observations of Slippery Jack in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Chaudière-Appalaches and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in October and become rare from December to June.
