MUSHROOMS

Robust Knight

Tricholoma robustum

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Fungus. 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 11 observations of Robust Knight in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

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