MUSHROOMS

Blotched Woodwax

Hygrophorus erubescens

Native

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

4–8 cmDiameter

up to 6 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 6 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 5 observations of Blotched Woodwax in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

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