MUSHROOMS
Butter Cap
Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.
up to 8 cmCap
Fungus with a cap up to 8 cm. Grows in forests and in mountains. Spore print yellow. Feeds on decaying organic matter.
There are 21 observations of Butter Cap in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Montérégie and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.
