Waxcaps and Allies

Hygrophoraceae · 79 species · Page 2 of 2

In Québec, the family Hygrophoraceae (order Agaricales) counts 79 species of mushrooms. The stars? Blackening Waxcap, Goblet Waxcap and Orange gilled waxcap, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 38 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale38
  2. Outaouais32
  3. Laurentides28
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  5. Lanaudière24
  6. Montérégie23
  7. Estrie21
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  10. Mauricie16
  11. Côte-Nord16
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  13. Nord-du-Québec12
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  15. Montréal10
  16. Laval5
  17. Centre-du-Québec5

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Agaricales
Hygrophoraceae