MUSHROOMS
Orange Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 3–10 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 16 observations of Orange Knight in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Laurentides and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.
