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MUSHROOMS

Salmon pinkgill

Entoloma quadratum

Mushrooms
Native
Salmon pinkgill, photo 1 of 5
Salmon pinkgill, photo 2 of 5
Salmon pinkgill, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

up to 5 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 5 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 152 observations of Salmon pinkgill in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides38
  2. Capitale-Nationale24
  3. Estrie21
  4. Outaouais16
  5. Lanaudière14
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  7. Mauricie10
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  10. Centre-du-Québec3
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  13. Montérégie1
  14. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Orange gilled waxcapHumidicutis marginata
Yellow Unicorn EntolomaEntoloma murrayi
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
Entolome jauneEntoloma luteum
Orange MycenaMycena leana
Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
Straight-stalked EntolomaEntoloma strictius
Goblet WaxcapHygrocybe cantharellus
Marasmius sullivantiiMarasmius sullivantii
Yellow Deer MushroomPluteus chrysophlebius
Golden Waxy CapHygrocybe flavescens