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Milkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies

Russulaceae · 130 species · Page 1 of 3

In Québec, the family Russulaceae (order Russulales) counts 130 species of mushrooms. The stars? Orange Ring Milky, Velvet Milkcap and False Saffron Milkcap, the most often observed. The richest region: Laurentides, with 58 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. Laurentides58
  2. Capitale-Nationale52
  3. Lanaudière52
  4. Montérégie52
  5. Outaouais46
  6. Estrie34
  7. Côte-Nord33
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean23
  10. Nord-du-Québec23
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine23
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  13. Montréal21
  14. Mauricie20
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  16. Laval11
  17. Centre-du-Québec5

Milkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies 130

Russulales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Russulaceae
All170Russulaceae130Stereaceae10Auriscalpiaceae7Peniophoraceae7Hericiaceae6Albatrellaceae5Bondarzewiaceae2Lachnocladiaceae2Amylostereaceae1
Orange Ring Milky90 observations
Velvet Milkcap80 observations
False Saffron Milkcap80 observations
Salmon milkcap78 observations
Indigo Milk Cap64 observations
Short-stemmed Russula55 observations
Charcoal Burner37 observations
Yellow-latex Milkcap35 observations
Fenugreek Milkcap34 observations
Winecork Brittlegill30 observations
Fragile Brittlegill29 observations
Variegated milky29 observations
Peck's Russula27 observations
Green Brittlegill26 observations
Hintapink24 observations
Pap Milkcap24 observations
Rufous Milkcap23 observations
Copper Brittlegill22 observations
Yellowing Brittlegill21 observations
Russule rugueuse21 observations
Curry Milkcap20 observations
Yellow Bearded Milkcap20 observations
Lactaire des sables20 observations
Firm Russula19 observations
Deceiving milkcap19 observations
Russula brunneola19 observations
Sickener18 observations
Purple-bloom russula17 observations
Woolly Milkcap17 observations
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill16 observations
Gray Milkcap16 observations
The Flirt15 observations
Related milky14 observations
Ugly Milkcap13 observations
Birch Milkcap13 observations
Darkening Brittlegill12 observations
Menthol Brittlegill12 observations
Mild Milkcap12 observations
Bitter Almond Brittlegill11 observations
Crowded Brittlegill11 observations
Emetic russula11 observations
Shiner Milkcap11 observations
Russule émétique des chênes10 observations
Red-and-black Russula10 observations
Green Quilt Russula10 observations
Grey Milkcap10 observations
Coconut Milkcap10 observations
Russet Brittlegill10 observations