Cantharellus appalachiensis

 Cantharellus appalachiensis is a fungus native to eastern North America in the genus Cantharellus, which includes other popular edible chanterelles. The cap color varies from brown to yellow, often with a brown spot on the cap at maturity. C. appalachiensis is mycorrhizal and is found in hardwood forests.[1] The scientific name C. appalachiensis is after the Appalachian Mountains.

Cantharellus appalachiensis
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Cantharellales
Family:Cantharellaceae
Genus:Cantharellus
Species:
C. appalachiensis
Binomial name
Cantharellus appalachiensis
R.H. Petersen 1971
Cantharellus appalachiensis
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Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is buff
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

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