Milkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies

Russulaceae · 130 species · Page 3 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

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