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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantharellus cascadensis, commonly known as the cascade chanterelle or hybrid chanterelle,[2] is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America.[3] It is considered a choice edible mushroom.[4]
Cantharellus cascadensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Ridges on hymenium | |
Cap is infundibuliform | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is choice |
Both Cantharellus cascadensis and C. roseocanus were first considered to be varieties of C. cibarius, then of C. formosus.[3] C. cascadensis was genetically classified as its own species in 2003.[1]
It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.
The cap is usually bright yellow with a smooth or wooly surface. The stipe is club-shaped to bulbous.[3]
Several other species of chanterelle may be found in western North America:
Additionally, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Chroogomphus tomentosus, and species in the genera Craterellus, Gomphus, Omphalotus, and Polyozellus may have a somewhat similar appearance to C. cascadensis.
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