MUSHROOMS
Suede bolete
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
3–12 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 3–12 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 13 observations of Suede bolete in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Lanaudière and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to June.
Through the year
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