MUSHROOMS
Yellow-latex Milkcap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
4–12 cmCap
Toxic. Fungus with a cap of 4–12 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print yellow. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.
There are 35 observations of Yellow-latex Milkcap in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to July.
