MUSHROOMS

Lobster mushroom

Hypomyces lactifluorum

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

Fungus. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on a living host, at its expense.

There are 644 observations of Lobster mushroom in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

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