Blue-staining Slippery Jack

Fungus with a cap of 5–12 cm. Grows near water and in forests. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 11 observations of Blue-staining Slippery Jack in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September.