Cantharellus cascadensis

*Cantharellus cascadensis*
Mycological characteristics
Cantharellus cascadensis Mycological characteristics
	Ridges on hymenium
	Cap is infundibuliform
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is choice

Cantharellus cascadensis
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

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]

Taxonomy

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.

Description

The cap is usually bright yellow with a smooth or wooly surface. The stipe is club-shaped to bulbous.^[3]

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

^ ^a ^b 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. PMID 14635765.
^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 39. ISBN 9781941624197.
^ ^a ^b ^c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
^ "Cantharellus cascadensis: Siegel, N." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

External links

Cantharellus cascadensis in Index Fungorum
David Pilz; Lorelei Norvell; Eric Danell; Randy Molina (2003). "Key to Pacific Northwest CHANTERELLES, Chanterelle-Like Mushrooms, and Look-Alikes". Pacific Northwest Key Council. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

This Agaricomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[dun03-1] 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. PMID 14635765.

[2] Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 39. ISBN 9781941624197.

[:0-3] Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.

[4] "Cantharellus cascadensis: Siegel, N." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]