MUSHROOMS
Ashen Knight
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 10 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 10 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 18 observations of Ashen Knight in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Centre-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains
