Cantharellus cascadensis
{{Short description|Species of fungus}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Cantharellus cascadensis 80948.jpg
| genus = Cantharellus
| species = cascadensis
| authority = Dunham, O'Dell & R. Molina 2003
}}
{{mycomorphbox
| name = Cantharellus cascadensis
| whichGills = decurrent
| capShape = infundibuliform
| hymeniumType = ridges
| stipeCharacter = bare
| ecologicalType = mycorrhizal
| sporePrintColor = white
| sporePrintColor2 =
| howEdible = choice
}}
Cantharellus cascadensis, commonly known as the cascade chanterelle or hybrid chanterelle,{{Cite book |last=Siegel |first=Noah |title=Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest |last2=Schwarz |first2=Christian |date=September 1, 2024 |publisher=Backcountry Press |isbn=9781941624197 |location=Humboldt County, CA |pages=39}} is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America.{{cite book|last1=Trudell|first1=Steve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WevHvt6Tr8kC|title=Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest|last2=Ammirati|first2=Joe|publisher=Timber Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-88192-935-5|series=Timber Press Field Guides|location=Portland, OR|pages=44–45}} It is considered a choice edible mushroom.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-02 |title=Cantharellus cascadensis: Siegel, N. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-2.rlts.t195922608a195927578.en |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}
Taxonomy
Both Cantharellus cascadensis and C. roseocanus were first considered to be varieties of C. cibarius, then of C. formosus. C. cascadensis was genetically classified as its own species in 2003.
It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.
Description
The cap is usually bright yellow with a smooth or wooly surface. The stipe is club-shaped to bulbous.
= 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
External links
- {{IndexFungorum|489126}}
- {{cite web| title=Key to Pacific Northwest CHANTERELLES, Chanterelle-Like Mushrooms, and Look-Alikes| url=http://www.svims.ca/council/Chante.htm| year=2003|author1=David Pilz |author2=Lorelei Norvell |author3=Eric Danell |author4=Randy Molina | publisher=Pacific Northwest Key Council| access-date=2011-03-22}}
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Category:Fungi described in 2003
Category:Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
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