MUSHROOMS
Yellow Bearded Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
6–18 cmCap
Fungus with a cap of 6–18 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 20 observations of Yellow Bearded Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Laurentides and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from October to June.
Through the year
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