Gerard Milky
Lactarius gerardii Peck
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 25 |
| June | 54 |
| July | 200 |
| August | 216 |
| September | 112 |
| October | 103 |
| November | 12 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 58 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 53 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 47 records · Foraging rules
- New York 41 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 37 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 16 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 13 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 11 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 8 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 8 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 7 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 5 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 5 records · Foraging rules
- New Brunswick 3 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 3 records · Foraging rules
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- Michigan3 records
- Rhode Island3 records
- Connecticut2 records
- District of Columbia2 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Minnesota2 records
- New Hampshire2 records
- Alabama1 records
- Maine1 records
- Maryland1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- New Jersey1 records
- Ontario1 records
- South Carolina1 records
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Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.