Cantharellus cascadensis

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]

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
float
Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

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.

gollark: Yes, the light laptop needs to use more specialized materials and optimize for weight over cost in other ways.
gollark: What? We use deep neural networks. Shallow ones are so last decade.
gollark: But there just aren't very many good low-power AI inference products.
gollark: Yes, yes, I know, it isn't ideal.
gollark: They're mostly designed for computer vision but you can run kit neural networks™ on them with hacks.

References
  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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.