MUSHROOMS
Clay-gilled Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–20 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 4–20 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 8 observations of Clay-gilled Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Laval, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.
