Cantharellus cascadensis

 Cantharellus cascadensis, the Cascade chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other popular edible chanterelles. It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.[1]

Cantharellus cascadensis
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Cantharellales
Family:Cantharellaceae
Genus:Cantharellus
Species:
C. cascadensis
Binomial name
Cantharellus cascadensis
Dunham, O'Dell & R. Molina 2003[1]
Cantharellus cascadensis
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Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

Similar speciesEdit

Several other species of chanterelle may be found in western North America:

  • C. californicus
  • C. roseocanus
  • C. formosus
  • C. subalbidus

Additionally, Hygrophoropsis aurantiacaChroogomphus tomentosus, and species in the genera CraterellusGomphusOmphalotus, and Polyozellus may have a somewhat similar appearance to C. cascadensis.

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