Pinesap

Grows in forests. Flowers in May. Feeds on a living host, at its expense. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 251 observations of Pinesap in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.