MUSHROOMS
Bitter Bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 30 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 30 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print pink-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 128 observations of Bitter Bolete in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.
