Cantharellus cascadensis

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Cantharellus cascadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: 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
View the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following list Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

Cantharellus cascadensis 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]

Similar species

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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dunham, Susie M.; O'dell, Thomas E.; Molina, Randy (October 2003). "Analysis of nrDNA sequences and microsatellite allele frequencies reveals a cryptic chanterelle species Cantharellus cascadensis sp. nov. from the American Pacific Northwest". Mycological Research 107 (10): 1163–77. doi:10.1017/S0953756203008475. 

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