MUSHROOMS
Poplar Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 9 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 9 cm. Grows near water. 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 Poplar Knight in Québec, mostly in Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
Water’s edgepeupleloup