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# Climate-envelope maps for edible blue milkcap point to shrinking mycoforestry options
- URL: https://intelligence.wildlandseco.com/2026-11-03-climate-envelope-maps-for-edible-blue-milkcap-point-to-shrinking-mycoforestry/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:18:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T14:18:59.000Z
- Description: A Mexico–southern US suitability model suggests the cultivation landscape may contract sharply this century.
- Author: Benjamin Worlund
- Tags: Climate, Land, Methods, #ecological-intelligence, #brief-2026-11-03, #weak-signal, #peer-reviewed, #geo-transregional

Evidence

Peer-reviewed

Geography

Mexico–southern United States transition region

System

Mycoforestry; climate niches; forest products

## WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS

A MaxEnt model using curated GBIF observations projected present and future climate suitability of Lactarius indigo. Current suitable climate covered about 2.63 million km²; late-century modeled area dropped across low-, medium- and high-emission scenarios.

## WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ

Edible ectomycorrhizal fungi may become important to diversified forest economies, but today’s climate envelope is not a viable farm or restoration design.

## CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY

Projection excludes host-tree availability, soil properties, genotypes, dispersal and field cultivation success. Future map area is not predicted harvest or occupancy.

## SOURCE

Thomas et al. · Agroforestry Systems (online 3 Nov 2026)  
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From the Morning Brief · 2026-11-03

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