Red-cracking Bolete

Fungus with a cap of 3–8 cm. Grows in forests and in conifers. Spore print olive-brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 14 observations of Red-cracking Bolete in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.