MUSHROOMS
Yellow Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 13 cmCap
Deadly. Fungus with a cap up to 13 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 48 observations of Yellow Knight in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Laurentides and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.
