MUSHROOMS
True Booted Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
12–15 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 12–15 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 14 observations of True Booted Knight in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Mauricie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.
