MUSHROOMS
Blushing Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
8–30 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 8–30 cm. Grows in forests and in thickets. Spore print white. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 5 observations of Blushing Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Lanaudière, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.
Where to see it
Habitat
ForestCephas
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