MUSHROOMS

Fenugreek Milkcap

Lactarius helvus

Mushrooms
Nativefauve
Fenugreek Milkcap, photo 1 of 5
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

up to 15 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 15 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print tawny. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 34 observations of Fenugreek Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

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