Cantharellus persicinus

 Cantharellus persicinus, the peach or pink chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Appalachian region of eastern North America.[1] Like other popular edible chanterelles, it is a member of the genus Cantharellus. It is suspected of being mycorrhizal, found in association with oaks and eastern hemlock.[1]

Cantharellus persicinus
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Cantharellales
Family:Cantharellaceae
Genus:Cantharellus
Species:
C. persicinus
Binomial name
Cantharellus persicinus
R.H. Petersen 1986
Cantharellus persicinus
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Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white to pink
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

DNA analysis has shown C. persicinus to be a genetically valid species.[2]

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