MUSHROOMS

Curry Milkcap

Lactarius camphoratus

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

2–7 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 2–7 cm. Grows in conifers. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 20 observations of Curry Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

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