MUSHROOMS
Coconut Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 6 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 6 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print cream. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 10 observations of Coconut Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Nord-du-Québec and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.
