Cantharellus roseocanus

Cantharellus roseocanus, commonly known as the rainbow chanterelle,^[2] is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae. Found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, it was originally described in 1997 as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius,^[3] and later promoted to distinct species status in 2012.^[1]

Cantharellus roseocanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Species:	C. roseocanus
Binomial name
Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo (2012)
Synonyms[1]
Cantharellus cibarius var. roseocanus Redhead, Norvell & Danell (1997)

Taxonomy

Cantharellus roseocanus was first described in 1997 by Scott A. Redhead as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius.^[4] In 2012, it became its own species.^[5]

Description

The cap of Cantharellus roseocanus are about 1-4 inches (3-10 centimeters) across, and the stipe is about 1.5-4 inches (4-10 centimeters) long. The cap is orange with a pink margin when wet and young. The ridges are bright peachy/apricot orange when young, becoming bright yellow-orange as the mushroom ages.^[2]