MUSHROOMS
Woolly Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 11 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap up to 11 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 17 observations of Woolly Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.
