MUSHROOMS

Almond Woodwax

Hygrophorus agathosmus

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

up to 7 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 7 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 5 observations of Almond Woodwax in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

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