MUSHROOMS

Tawny almond waxy cap

Hygrophorus bakerensis

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

4–15 cmCap

Imperiled in Québec. Fungus with a cap of 4–15 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.

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff