MUSHROOMS
Dark Scaled Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–10 cm. Grows on the tundra. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 10 observations of Dark Scaled Knight in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
TundraMartin Tuchscherer