Mushrooms / Quebec, Bas-Saint-Laurent
Mushrooms: Kamouraska
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Look in mixed forest with birch and fir on the hills inland from Kamouraska and Saint-Pascal. Chanterelles grow in moss under birch and fir, hedgehogs in damp spruce. The first time, go with a local guide.
What grows here
golden chanterelle (kurka), king bolete (prawdziwek), hedgehog mushroom (kolczak obłączasty), black trumpet (lejkowiec dęty), orange birch bolete (koźlarz czerwony)
Forest: boreal spruce and fir forest with birch and maple
Season: July–October; peak in August and September.
Rules
On public land in Quebec mushroom picking is usually allowed, but ZECs can have local rules. Picking is generally banned in provincial and federal parks, ecological reserves and protected areas. On private land you need the owner's consent.
About the forest
Kamouraska on the St Lawrence estuary is seen in Quebec as especially well organised for guided mushroom outings. Boreal and mixed forest inland gives chanterelles, king boletes and hedgehogs. Quebec has a network of accredited mushroom guides.
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