| Cantharellus friesii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. friesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus friesii Welw. & Curr. 1869 |
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| Synonyms | |
| Cantharellus friesii | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| ridges on hymenium | |
| cap is infundibuliform | |
| hymenium is decurrent | |
| stipe is bare | |
| spore print is yellow | |
| ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| edibility: choice | |
Cantharellus friesii, the orange or velvet chanterelle, is a fungus native to Asia and Europe.[1] The cap color varies from deep yellow to reddish orange and is 2–4 cm wide. It occurs in beech, fir and spruce forests. C. friesii is considered a good edible mushroom, but because of its rarity, it deserves protection. The scientific name C. friesii honors the mycologist Elias Magnus Fries.